For additional information please contact Joann Mooney our State Training Officer. She can be reached at (207) 624-4466 or by email

The survey was initiated on September 2, and with over responses we have found that most of the CEO's were interested in the concept of on line training. The most common concern expressed was the lack of group interaction and interaction with the trainer. Another common concern was the ability of the CEO to participate without being interrupted at work. Given the accessibility of CEO's to their public it would be difficult for them to focus on the presentation without being distracted by people seeking assistance.

When asked how they preferred to get training nearly half would rather participate in traditional classroom as opposed to only sixteen percent preferring to do it online by themselves. However when asked if they were interested in taking online training over fifty percent of the respondents reported being either somewhat interested or very interested and only twenty one percent were either somewhat uninterested or very uninterested.

If classes were to be offered most respondents preferred to have the classes during business hours mid week with sessions lasting two hours or less. In addition to Floodplain topics respondents requested other types of classes covering subjects such as building code, land use and plumbing codes.

For more information or to get copies of the survey contact Joseph Young at 207-287-8051 or by email.