FY 2023 Local Working Group Meetings
Local Working Groups assist the USDA in matters relating to the implementation and technical aspects of conservation programs under Title II of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill).
Meetings are open to the public. Persons with disabilities who require accommodations to attend or participate in any of these meetings should contact the person noted by no later than one week prior to the meeting.
The following is a list of Local Working Group meeting dates for discussion of Fiscal Year 2024 program delivery priorities.
Androscoggin County
Date/Time: Oct. 26, 2022. 9:30 a.m. - noon
Location: USDA Service Center, 254 Goddard Rd., Lewiston, Maine
Contact: Emma Lorusso, (207) 241-5374, projectdirector@androscogginswcd.org
Central Aroostook
Date/Time: Nov. 22, 2022. 8 a.m. - noon
Location: USDA Service Center, 735 Main St., Presque Isle, Maine
Contact: Randy Martin, (207) 760-4602, centralaroostookswcd@gmail.com
Southern Aroostook
Date/Time: Feb. 2, 2023. 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location: USDA Service Center, 304 North St., Houlton, Maine
Contact: Angie Wotton, (207) 254-4126, angela.wotton@me.nacdnet.net
St. John Valley
Date/Time: Jan. 27, 2023. Noon - 2 p.m.
Location: 139 Market Street, Suite 106, Fort Kent, Maine
Contact: Alex Zetterman, (207) 834-3311, alexander.zetterman@usda.gov
Cumberland County
Date/Time: Feb. 17, 2023. 1 p.m.
Location: 35 Main St., #3, Windham, Maine
Contact: Chris Brewer, (207) 892-4700, cbrewer@cumberlandswcd.org
Franklin County
Date/Time: Dec. 9, 2022. 10:30 a.m.
Location: 153 Farmington Falls Rd., Farmington, Maine
Contact: Amanda Burton, (207) 860-7335, amanda.burton@usda.gov
Hancock County
Date/Time: Dec. 1, 2022. 5:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Contact: Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District, (207) 667-8663, hcswcdinfo@hancockcountyswcd.org
Kennebec County
Date/Time: Dec. 12, 2022. 10 a.m. - noon
Location: Room 145, Augusta City Hall, 16 Cony St., Augusta, Maine
Contact: Dale Finseth, (207) 596-2040, dfinseth@kcswcd.org
Knox County
Date/Time: Dec. 21, 2022. 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Searsmont Town Office, 37 Maine St. South, Searsmont, Maine
Contact: Julie Sells, (207) 596-2040, julie@knox-lincoln.org
Lincoln County
Date/Time: Dec. 12, 2022. 10 a.m. - noon
Location: Room 145, Augusta City Hall, 16 Cony St., Augusta, Maine
Contact: Dale Finseth, (207) 596-2040, dfinseth@kcswcd.org
Oxford County
Date/Time: Dec. 14, 2022. 10 a.m. - noon
Location: 9 Olson Rd., South Paris, Maine
Contact: Chantelle Hay, (207) 744-3119, oxfordcountyswcd@gmail.com
Penobscot County
Date/Time: Dec. 20, 2022. 10 a.m. - noon
Location: 1423 Broadway, Suite 2, Bangor, Maine
Contact: Amy Polyot, (207) 947-6622, amy.polyot@nacdnet.net
Piscataquis County
Date/Time: Dec. 6, 2022. 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church, 824 West Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
Contact: Kacey Weber, (207) 564-2321, katherine.weber@piscataquisswcd.org
Sagadahoc County
Date/Time: Oct. 26, 2022. 9:30 a.m. - noon
Location: USDA Service Center, 254 Goddard Rd., Lewiston, Maine
Contact: Emma Lorusso, (207) 241-5374, projectdirector@androscogginswcd.org
Somerset County
Date/Time: Jan. 18, 2023. 1:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual and in person at 70 East Madison Rd., Skowhegan, Maine
Contact: Joe Dembeck, (207) 474-8323, joseph.dembeck@me.nacdnet.net
Waldo County
Date/Time: Dec. 21, 2022. 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Searsmont Town Office, 37 Maine St. South, Searsmont, Maine
Contact: Medea Steinman, (207) 218-5311, msteinman@maineconservationdistricts.com
Washington County
Date/Time: Jan. 19, 2023. 10 a.m.
Location: 8 M&M Plaza, Machias, Maine
Contact: Nate Pennell, (207) 255- 4659, nate.pennell@myfairpoint.net
York County
Date/Time: Feb. 17, 2023. 1 p.m.
Location: 35 Main St., #3, Windham, Maine
Contact: Chris Brewer, (207) 892-4700, cbrewer@cumberlandswcd.org
Updated Jan. 31, 2024