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Action Alert: No East-West Corridor
Protest “Gateway to Opportunity” Luncheon
this Thursday, March 29th at 11:45am,
(Canadian time, so 10:45 Maine time)
LD 1671, An Act To Provide Funding to the Department of Transportation for a Feasibility Study for an East-West Highway, was approved by the House and Senate last week. Now it’s time to up the ante.
Cianbro President Peter Vigue and Maine DOT Commissioner David Bernhardt are being hosted by the Town of St. [...]
Continue reading Action Alert: Protest “Gateway to Opportunity” Luncheon this Thursday
February 27th, 2012 | Tags: east-west highway | Category: Action Alerts, Features | Action Alert
Funding of East-West Highway Feasibility Study
Coming up for vote as early as tomorrow, 2/28
Contact your representative today opposing LD 1671
LD 1671, An Act To Provide Funding to the Department of Transportation for a Feasibility Study for an East-West Highway, has been voted out of the Transportation Committee and is expected on the floor as early as tomorrow, February 27. We need to flood the legislature with e-mails and calls opposing [...]
Continue reading Action Alert: Contact your rep today to oppose LD 1671
Since LD 1671 passed the Transportation Committee, it now goes to a floor vote in the House of Representatives. They will probably vote on the bill this coming Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday (Feb. 28-March 1) and we need to get our voices heard! Here is my letter to my Rep for reference: http://defendingwater.net/maine/2012/02/letter-to-representative-vote-to-oppose-the-east-west-highway/
And a link to all House members’ emails: http://www.maine.gov/legis/house/e_mail.htm
Email me if you want any support with this, I’m happy to help. chris(at)defendingwater(dot)net
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Continue reading Update 2-24-12: Write to your District Representatives to Oppose LD 1671!
DW4L testifies against the new Takings Bill, LD 1810, 2-21-12
Nestle is behind this bill! We urge you to take action to oppose LD 1810 by contacting members of the Judciary Committee and your local representatives. See our testimony for more info: http://defendingwater.net/maine/2012/02/takings-bill-testimony-from-dw4l-ld-1810-2-21-12/
February 4th, 2012 | Tags: east-west highway | Category: Action Alerts, Events, Features, News | RALLY! Noon, Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Outside the State House.
At 1pm, LD 1671, An Act To Provide Funding to the Department of Transportation for a Feasibility Study of an East-west Highway, is scheduled for a public hearing and we want to be there!
We want to attract media coverage, and get our talking points out there. Then, we’ll move inside to attend the hearing.
Pre-Rally Rendevouz! 9am, Tuesday, February 14. Belgrade*.
Let’s meet to develop solid talking points, strategize [...]
Continue reading Attention all committed to the future of Maine: Kickoff Campaign to Oppose the East-West Highway!
Senator Douglas Thomas promoted the East-West highway to the Dover-Foxcroft selectboard on January 23rd. The Selectmen did not pass a resolution about the highway at this time, saying it was too early and there weren’t enough details. We ask: What exactly would the resolution be for? If you have more information, or can access the town notes, please let us know!
Visit the East-West highway page for all updates and actions: www.defendingwater.net/maine/east-west-highway
Here is the full article:
State senator [...]
Continue reading East-West Highway Update: 1-27-2012
The Small Business Administration is looking to providing capital for “small businesses that need it.” There are two components of the article below that are noteworthy.
1) The SBA opened up a loan guarantee program to mission-based and community lenders. Three groups applied for the program in Maine and were approved: Coastal Enterprises Inc., the Eastern Maine Development Corp., and the Northern Maine Development Corp..
As a primary proponent of the East-West Highway, it is critical to monitor what the Eastern [...]
Continue reading East-West Highway Update: January 20, 2012
Update 12-16-11: A nonprofit transportation research group out of Washington D.C., TRIP, released a statement identifying “Maine’s 50 most needed transportation projects for economic growth.” #3 was the construction of a new east-west highway. TRIP is sponsored by “construction businesses, insurance companies, equipment makers, labor unions and other transportation-related organizations.” We believe TRIP’s role is to encourage private funding of the study, since funding from Maine taxpayers would be highly controversial, as we face severe cuts on social services. Chris
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Update 12-12-11: This letter is the link between Vigue / Cianbro, Mobilize Eastern Maine / Eastern Maine Development Corporation / the Action Committee of 50, and LR2358…!
Brief summary: Cianbro doesn’t have the money for the feasibility study, and as part of this business group, wrote a letter to Legislators asking for an emergency bill (LR2358) to support funding. Senator Thomas had sponsored a bill to approve funding earlier that was voted down 2-8. This letter from EMDC was an [...]
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Lisa Savage wrote the following letter to the Transportation Committee, and copied her representatives. This is a great sample!
Honorable Members of the Transportation Committee:
It has come to my attention that LR 2358 is being rushed through the committee process in the legislature which has sworn to represent the interests of the people, not the corporations, of Maine. Such a road has been under discussion for 20 years. At this juncture, the “emergency” seems to be that the Cianbro [...]
Continue reading East-West Highway: Sample Letter to Transportation Committee Members
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