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LD 1168 was voted “Ought to Pass” by the 127th Legislature’s Judiciary Committee by 6 – 3
LD 1168 prevents eminent domain from being used by a private entity, or in certain Public-Private Partnerships (P3) on behalf of a private entity, by amending the Public-Private-Partnership for Transportation Projects Law[1], and the law that restricts eminent domain use[2].
Video of the work session and vote for LD 1168 is located at:
http://youtu.be/-JkymA9rCmE
(thank you Eric Tuttle […]
Continue reading Action time! Next steps on LD 1168!
May 28th, 2015 | Tags: FEN, Forest Ecology Network, Jonathan Carter, Paul Donahue, Phil Worden | Category: Climate Change, Community Rights, East-West Corridor, Grassroots Movements, Legal, Legal Tools, Maine, News, Report, Resources, Resources: Research, Reports, Alternatives, Statewide, United States, Vermont, Wind Energy |
May 23rd, 2015 | Tags: bangor, flotilla, SEEDS for Justice | Category: Community Rights, East-West Corridor, Events, Features, First Nations, Grassroots Movements, Maine, Multimedia, News, Penobscot Nation, Photo, Resources, Resources: Articles, Blog Spots, Letters, Towns, other, Uncategorized, United States, Video |
On May 23, 2015, people converged on the Penobscot River in Bangor to show their support of the Penobscot Nation’s rights over its ancestral territory- the waters of the Penobscot River. The State of Maine issued a letter to the tribe in 2012, redefining the Penobscot’s territory to NOT include the River itself, a direct departure from historical treaties and previous interpretation of treaties and the Land Claims Settlement Act of 1980 by the State of Maine.
Around […]
Continue reading Flotilla on Penobscot River to Support Tribal Territory and Rights
May 7th, 2015 | Tags: Chief Kirk Francis, Native American Caucus | Category: Community Rights, East-West Corridor, Features, First Nations, Legal, Maine, News, Penobscot Nation, Resources: Articles, Blog Spots, Letters, United States | Link to Original Article Rep. Tom Cole: “Some people act as though a treaty signed a hundred or so years ago doesn’t exist – yes, it does as long as the […]
Continue reading Congress Members Support Penobscot v. Maine in Unprecedented Court Filing
Note to readers: There are two email postings listed first, and then STEWC’s Testimony on LD 1168 is listed last. On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 9:33 AM, Chris Buchanan <chris(at)defendingwater(dot)net> wrote: Hi all,
I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weekend! I was up in Sangerville yesterday and everything seemed so alive. I love seeing the yard sales starting up again. I hope everyone’s appreciating the sunshine as much as I am! I wanted to follow up on […]
Continue reading Updates on LD 1168 & STEWC Testimony
May 1st, 2015 | Tags: TPP, trans pacific partnership | Category: East-West Corridor, Free Trade, Letters to the Editor / Op-Ed, Maine, News, Resources: Articles, Blog Spots, Letters, Statewide, United States |
Fisherman’s Voice Op-Ed May 2015, author unknown
April 23rd, 2015 | Category: Audio, Community Rights, East-West Corridor, Features, First Nations, Legal, Maine, Multimedia, News, Penobscot Nation, Resources, Resources: Articles, Blog Spots, Letters, United States |
April 9th, 2015 | Tags: LD 1168, LD 506, Maine Department of Transportation, MDOT, PPP, Public-Private-Partnerships | Category: Action Alerts, E/W Legislation, East-West Corridor, Features, Legal, Legal Tools, Resources | Letter to STEWC email notification list from Chris Buchanan on 4-9-15
Hi everyone,
As many of you know, our bill to close the loophole in the PPP law, LD 506, was unanimously defeated in the Transportation Committee last week, which is a bummer. But, we’re not done with advocating for better state policy!
We are now asking for your support on LD 1168. Below and attached are the talking points that we’ve written up for LD 1168 to help […]
Continue reading Meeting with MDOT & LD 1168
April 2nd, 2015 | Tags: Chris Buchanan, peter vigue | Category: Action Alerts, Defending Water in the Media, E/W Legislation, East-West Corridor, Features, Letters to the Editor / Op-Ed, Maine, News, Resources: Articles, Blog Spots, Letters, Statewide, United States | It’s time the state realizes this would be the surest path to environmental and economic degradation.
BY CHRIS BUCHANAN | SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD | April 2, 2015
Link to Original Article.
BELGRADE — The proposed east-west transportation, communications and utility corridor has raised important questions regarding the state’s transportation policy.
Two bills have been introduced by Maine legislators to ensure the proper role for the state in transportation planning, maintenance and development, without increasing regulations or […]
Continue reading Maine Voices: The real road to nowhere would be the east-west corridor
April 1st, 2015 | Tags: Eaton-Peabody, Mobilize Maine, SEDC, Somerset Economic Development Corporation | Category: Action Alerts, Community Rights, East-West Corridor, Features, Report, Resources, Resources: Research, Reports, Alternatives | In its plan prepared by Eaton-Peabody consulting group, the Somerset Economic Development Council lists, “pursue East-West Highway” as one of its 14 regional priorities.
http://www.somersetcountymaine.org/SEDCExecSummary.pdf
Stop the East-West Corridor and Defending Water for Life are calling on Somerset County residents to write letters in local papers, as well as step forward to inform the SEDC about the facts available about the Corridor, and share their opinions.
SEDC, along with all of the federally designated economic development zones in […]
Continue reading Somerset Economic Development Council prioritizes East-West Highway in plan
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