The Maine Legislature has yet to approve a vital infrastructure bond: roads and bridges, renewable energy, broadband, workforce education, child care for Maine’s shrinking labor force, and Land for Maine’s Future.
LMF’s $40 million portion of the bond would provide funds to protect Maine’s critical agricultural and “Working Waterfronts” threatened by alternative development.
The Working Waterfronts Program preserves land, piers and wharfs along the coast traditionally used for the fisheries and marine economy, also contributing to tourism, Maine’s largest industry!
Initially funded by voters from a 2003 bond, 25 Working Waterfront projects in towns all along the coast from Lubec to York have been protected from private sale and potentially non-marine uses.
Over 42 acres appraised at some $21 million with 7,190 feet of shoreline affecting nearly 1,000 boats and 1,234 fishermen and families have benefited.
Please encourage your state senators and representatives to support the Land for Maine’s Future and Working Waterfronts bond.
Working Waterfront Projects – 2003-2016 (Source: Coastal Enterprises, Inc.):
Holbrook’s Community Foundation, Harpswell; Port Clyde Fishermen’s Co-op, St. George; Boothbay Region Land Trust; Davis Wharf, Tremont; Pemaquid Fishermen’s Co-op, Bristol; Town of Isle au Haut; Bremen Lobster Co-op; Vinalhaven Fishermen’s Co-op; Spruce Head Fishermen’s Co-op, S. Thomaston; Ship to Shore Lobster, Owls Head; Friendship Lobster Co-op; Fishermen’s Heritage Lobster Co-op, Friendship; Johnson’s Bay Wharf, Lubec; Old York Historical Society, York Harbor; Potts Harbor Lobster, Harpswell; Town of Scarborough, Pine Point Pier, Scarborough; North End Co-op, Westport Island; Great Wass Island Lobster & Bait Co, Beals Island; Quoddy Bay Lobster, Eastport; J.O. Brown & Son Inc., North Haven; South Bristol Fisherman’s Co-op; Moosabec Mussels Inc., Jonesport; Maine Fresh Lobster, Bremen; Beals Municipal Landing; A&R Enterprises, St. George
Ron Phillips
Waldoboro
Copy the Story LinkSend questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.