Comp Plan consultants Liz Durfee and Tom Morgan, along with Growth Planning Committee (GPC) 
members, held an informal public outreach event at the Fire Station during Christmas Prelude (12/14/19). From 11am-3pm, consultants and GPC members engaged the public and staff in discussions about the Comprehensive Plan update and process, conducted a brief dot poll/survey, and distributed informational post cards.
The dot poll was presented on 24×36” poster board and was designed to catch the public’s attention and encourage discussion and Q&A about the Comprehensive Plan. An estimated thirty people participated in the dot poll survey. Some participants placed multiple dots per question and as a result, and some participants opted not to respond to every question. As a result, there were between 29 and 51 dots under each question.
The survey had four multiple choice questions:
1. What is your connection to Kennebunkport?
2. What is your top concern related to natural resources?
3. What is your top concern related to climate change?
4. What would you like to see more of in Kennebunkport?
A majority of people who took the survey were either year-round or part time residents of Kennebunkport. Participants’ greatest concern related to natural resources was conservation land, followed closely by continued viability of the fishing industry and water quality or pollution. Sea level rise and coastal flooding ranked well above other concerns of climate change. Survey participants were split on what they would like to see more of in Kennebunkport; places to live emerged as the top response, with diversity of population, businesses and services for residents, and Kennebunkport doesn’t need more of anything close behind. The full survey results are presented in Table 1.
