Camden Harbor Resilience Planning Community Survey

Introduction

Camden was awarded its third Community Resilience Partnership Community Action Grant by the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) over a year ago to help fund resilience planning for Camden’s Inner Harbor as well as a Shore and Harbor Planning Grant from the Maine Coastal Program.

The select board awarded the contract (07/02/24 meeting) to Richardson & Associates/WSP to develop a harbor resilience roadmap in partnership with the Camden community. Their work will be based on current and projected sea-level rise and storm surge data.

The Oct. 15 event is the first of a fall/winter series of public meetings/workshops. This session is intended to provide background on the project, preliminary site analysis, and an outline for the community-based planning process. We encourage all Camden residents and interested parties to participate in the visioning process. We believe community input early in the planning process is critically important.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. How much time do you spend in Camden, Maine?

Resident

Most of my time

Half my time

A quarter of my time

Visit on occasion

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* 3. Have you attended the October 15th introductory meeting or reviewed the information provided about the project?

Yes

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* 4. What aspects of Camden's inner harbor do you value most? (select your top 3)

Rich sense of history

The working waterfront

Recreation

Tourism

Livability

Parks and open space

Public access to the water

Ecology

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Are you in favor of taking proactive measures to make the inner harbor more resilient to flooding than it is today?

Yes

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* 6. What potential flood impacts concern you most around Camden's Inner Harbor? (select your top 3)

Public safety

Damage to private property

Negative impacts to businesses

Impacts to the historic landscape of Harbor Park

Ecological degradation

Impacts to infrastructure

Impacts to the Town Landing

Impacts to Steamboat Landing

Impacts to the Camden Yacht Club

Other (please specify)

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* 7. The most wholistic resilience planning projects incorporate additional co-benefits that complement flood resilience and add more value. Which of these potential co-benefits would you like to see incorporated? (select your top 3)

Increased habitat for wildlife

Treatment of stormwater runoff to improve water quality of the harbor

Interpretive signage highlighting history

Flexible public open spaces for community events

A harbor walk that links together public access

Other (please specify)

Camden Harbor Resilience Planning Community Survey

Introduction

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* 1. Name

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* 2. How much time do you spend in Camden, Maine?

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* 3. Have you attended the October 15th introductory meeting or reviewed the information provided about the project?

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* 4. What aspects of Camden's inner harbor do you value most? (select your top 3)

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* 5. Are you in favor of taking proactive measures to make the inner harbor more resilient to flooding than it is today?

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* 6. What potential flood impacts concern you most around Camden's Inner Harbor? (select your top 3)

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* 7. The most wholistic resilience planning projects incorporate additional co-benefits that complement flood resilience and add more value. Which of these potential co-benefits would you like to see incorporated? (select your top 3)

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* 8. Is there anything else you wish to share related to flood resilience at Camden's inner harbor?