Sears Island May 30 Meeting
More Information
May 23, 2006
Dear Sears Island Steering Committee members and Interested Parties:
We write to provide additional information regarding the first meeting of the Sears Island Planning Initiative Steering Committee that will be held at the First Congregational Church of Searsport on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Attached are directions to the Church.
Please R.S.V.P. to francesca.romanoski@maine.gov if you plan to attend the meeting – especially if you would like a box lunch. We will be providing hot drinks and pastries for when people arrive and will order box lunches for participants but need to know how many to order. We ask that people contribute $5 toward the box lunch to help defray costs.
We are pleased that there has been a positive response and interest in this initial organizational meeting. Note that we have received formal inquiries from a number of organizations who would like to be included in the Steering Committee and representatives plan on being at the May 30th meeting:
Penobscot Bay Alliance – Susan Bartovics
Coastal Mountains Land Trust – Scott Dickerson
Fair Play for Sears Island – Harlan McLaughlin
Waldo County Commissioners – John M. Hyk, Jr., Chairman
Other individuals or parties who have indicated a strong interest in being involved or who have written letters of interest include:
Waldo County Marketing Association – Nancy-Linn Nellis, Chairperson
Jan Flint of Sears Island Alternative Use Committee, Friends of Sears Island
Marietta Ramsdell, Searsport
James Grossman, Stockton Springs
Trisha Rose, Belfast
Coleen O’Connell, Searsmont
Seth Thayer, Northport
Suzanne Montgomery, Waldo
Richard and Karla Schwarze, Northport
Jim Freeman, Verona Island, Protect Sears Island
Ron Lavaglio, SAPPI Fine Paper
Robyn Congdon, Protect Sears Island
Maria Fuentes, Maine Better Transportation
Buck Bulkey, Stockton Springs
Stanley Russell, Stockton Springs
Sara H. Bradford, First Selectperson, Stockton Springs
Jane Sanford, Friends of Sears Island
Ron Huber, Rockland
Lorin and Tara Hollander, Stockton Springs
Please mark you calendars for some up-coming meetings (tentative --to be confirmed at the May 30th meeting):
Site Visit – Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Next Steering Committee Meeting – June 13, 2006 (in Bangor)
Public “Open Space” Process – June 26 or 27, 2006 at Hutchinson Center
Finally, we have established a web-page on the Maine Department of Conservation web-site that we will endeavor to keep up-to-date information regarding this process. www.maine.gov/doc/index. We welcome suggestions and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Karin Tilberg,
Department of Conservation
Karin.tilberg@maine.gov
Dianne Smith, Chair
Sears Island Alternative Use Committee
dcrjsmith@hotmail.com
Martha Freeman, Director
State Planning Office
martha.freeman@maine.gov
Jonathan Reitman, Esq.
Reitman and Gosline
jreitman@goslinereitman.com
Draft Agenda
DRAFT OF PROPOSED GOAL AND GOVERNANCE DOCUMENT
Sears Island CONSENSUS
Meeting Directions
