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May 17th, 2012 | Tags: east-west highway | Category: Events, Features | Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Public Rally! to share views and info on the proposed East-West Corridor Thursday, May 31st 4pm, rally 5pm, public mic 6pm, proponent presentation
Foxcroft Academy
975 W Main St. Dover-Foxcroft
~ Folks opposed encouraged to wear Hunter Orange ~
Vision: to create a respectful and peaceful space for a public voice
at 6pm The D-F Selectboard is hosting Peter Vigue and Doug Thomas to make the first public presentation [...]
Continue reading Event Alert: May 31: Rally 4pm, Public Mic 5pm: Foxcroft Academy
handout 5-3-12 (you will need to click this link again in the next window for it to open)
if you need a Word file to print more and distribute these, contact Chris with your email address: chris(at)defendingwater(dot)net
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Posted May 07, 2012, at 5:52 p.m. http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/07/news/state/sierra-club-opposes-east-west-highway-in-maine/?ref=latest
One of the nation’s largest environmental advocacy groups is opposing a proposed $2 billion superhighway that would link New Brunswick and Quebec through Maine, its director said Monday.
State club members feel the proposed highway would devastate Maine communities, environment and private property owners without any real benefit to Maine itself, said Karen Woodsum of the Sierra Club Maine Woods Campaign.
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Continue reading Sierra Club opposes east-west highway in Maine
Taxpayer dollars, secrecy, and private interests
By LANCE TAPLEY | May 2, 2012
http://portland.thephoenix.com/news/137988-whats-driving-the-east-west-highway/?page=3#TOPCONTENT
Eminent domain!
The government’s ability to seize land for a public purpose strikes terror into the hearts of many landowners. This has been a bigger fear since 2005 when the United States Supreme Court, in its Kelo decision, allowed land to be seized by the government to benefit a private developer.
This year, the Cianbro corporation’s CEO, Peter Vigue, has been making headway with his proposal for [...]
Continue reading What’s driving the East-West Highway?
May 8th, 2012 | Tags: east-west highway | Category: Defending Water in the Media, Features, Grassroots Movements, Maine, Multimedia, News, Resources, Statewide, United States, Video |
May 8th, 2012 | Tags: east-west highway, peter vigue | Category: Defending Water in the Media, Features, Grassroots Movements, Maine, Multimedia, News, Resources, Statewide, Towns, other, United States, Video | By Nick McCrea, BDN Staff Posted April 24, 2012, at 5:27 p.m.
Go to link for video:
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/04/24/news/bangor/protesters-oppose-east-west-highway-at-conference-about-maine-canada-commerce/
ORONO, Maine — While business and government officials from Maine and Canada gathered Tuesday morning at the University of Maine to discuss how to spur economic growth in the Atlantic region, a small cadre of central Maine residents outside the conference decried one of the proposals aimed at reaching that goal — an east-west highway through Maine’s interior.
Tuesday [...]
Continue reading Protesters oppose east-west highway at conference about Maine-Canada commerce
Dear Piscataquis County Commissioners, and other interested citizens:
In view of the fact that Mr. Peter Vigue is scheduled to appear at a Commissioners public meeting on May 15, to present his “vision” of an “East-West Utility Corridor” (proposed to run along the Piscataquis River Valley and elsewhere); I wanted to make sure that you were aware of several “Maine Revised Statutes” passed by the Legislature in 2010 and that apply to the Maine DOT regarding “Public-Private Partnerships.”
(Please find [...]
Continue reading Open Letter to the Piscataquis County Commissioners
By LANCE TAPLEY | April 18, 2012
Read more: http://thephoenix.com/boston/news/137148-politicos-like-the-east-west-highway-how-about-th/#ixzz1sVEUuFbj
Peter Vigue, CEO of Maine’s big construction company Cianbro, has recently been successful in promoting to the state’s politicians his plan for a 220-mile, limited-access, privately owned toll highway bisecting Maine from New Brunswick to Quebec. It’s the latest incarnation of an idea usually referred to as the East-West Highway.
As the issue heats up, though, he may have a more difficult time with the public. Protesters are starting to plague [...]
Continue reading Politicos like the East-West highway; how about the public?
By Randy Billings | APRIL 16, 2012
http://www.mainebiz.biz/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120416/CURRENTEDITION/304139997/1088
PHOTO/TIM GREENWAY Peter Vigue, chairman and CEO of Cianbro Corp., is calling on private investment to lead the way in creating an east-west highway Enlarge image PHOTO/TIM GREENWAY Barbara Cherry, a biologist with Maine Audubon who assesses the impact of roads on wildlife, says a new major highway could threaten habitat and the free movement of wildlife Enlarge image Source: Peter Vigue, Cianbro Corp. East-west highway study
The Maine Department of [...]
Continue reading New east-west highway proposal renews an old debate with refocused financing
April 10th, 2012 | Tags: doug thomas, east-west highway, maine watch, mpbn, peter vigue, tv | Category: Community Rights, Defending Water in the Media, Features, Grassroots Movements, Maine, Multimedia, News, Resources, Statewide, United States, Video | Program: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks, Episode: East-West Highway in Maine
http://video.mpbn.net/video/2219784260/
Description from MPBN: The legislature has just approved funding to study the feasibility of a four lane private highway from Calais to Coburn Gore. Supporters say it would transform the economy of Northern and Eastern Maine. Others are concerned about environmental impacts. Cianbro CEO Peter Vigue, who has been a champion of the idea, and Barbara Charry of Maine Audubon will discuss the idea with us.
Continue reading E-W SuperCorridor: Defending Water for Life Interview with Jennifer Rooks from MaineWatch
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