Hancock County Planning Commission
July 19 th , 2021 RE : Designation of Downeast Maine as a National Heritage Area
To Whom it Concerns
Hancock County Planning Commission ( HCPC ) is the regional planning organization ( RPO ) for Hancock County , and we also support communities in Knox and Washington Counties . We provide a range of services from comprehensive , environmental , and transportation planning to economic development and tourism planning support .
HCPC works closely with regional partners , towns , and agencies to foster sustainable and equitable tourism for our region . A national designation would align with many of the goals and long term objectives for our region and HCPC would be able to provide technical assistance in the future to ensure that the sprit of a National Heritage Area designation is met . HCPC works closely with DART and SCEC to support their mission of economic development and regional destination development in Downeast Maine .
If you have any questions of HCPC ’ s mission , and our involvement in providing technical assistance concerning this project , please reach out anytime .
Thank you ,
Sincerely ,
Jarod Farn-Guillette , Executive Director , Hancock County Planning Commission
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Phone : 207-667-7131 Email : jfguillette @ hcpcme . org 395 State Street , Ellsworth , ME 04605