Damariscotta, Maine was selected as one of the Orton Family Foundation’s first Heart & Soul Community Planning pilot towns. We asked residents how this unconventional, values-based planning approach impacted the community and its goals for future growth.

The Maine Association of Planners and the Northern New England Chapter of the American Planning Association recently recognized Damariscotta’s Charrette Report—a key outcome of the Heart & Soul process—with the 2011 Plan of the Year Award.