AUGUSTA — Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, who represents Senate District 10 — and includes Freeport, Brunswick, Harpswell and Pownal — has been nominated for the 2012 Defense Community Award in the category of Policymaker/Elected Official of the Year.

According to a news release, “The award is given to those who demonstrate leadership in creating effective efforts to develop partnerships with defense communities that enhances a local community and its economic development, as well as dedication and commitment to his/her constituency as a leader and advocate for defense communities.”

The release goes on to describe the nomination as follows:

Steve Levesque, executive director for the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, submitted the nomination, citing Gerzofsky’s work from the very beginning with the base closure up to present day.

Gerzofsky’s highlights include serving as a trustee on the Brunswick Local Redevelopment

Authority and Governor’s Advisory Council, establishing the MRRA Statute, drafting the Military Redevelopment Zone Program, chairing the State and Local Screening Committee; serving on the Housing and Homeless Committee, helping secure town commons land, leading the effort for an $8 million bond package for MRRA and Southern Maine Community College; working to create the Jobs Tax Increment Financing program; and sponsoring legislation to boost Maine’s aviation industry.

The Association of Defense Communities will make its decision on the award in the coming weeks.

Sen. Gerzofsky is serving his second term in the Maine Senate.

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