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Sears Island Planning Initiative

The Sears Island Planning Initiative is a statewide planning process, jointly sponsored by the State of Maine and the Town of Searsport. The participants are charged with creating a report containing recommendations regarding land use activities on Sears Island. This report will be shared by the Governor of Maine, the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation of the Maine Legislature, and the Town of Searsport. The statewide planning process will bring together different interests and perspectives to fashion a plan for land use activities on Sears Island. In doing so, consideration shall be given to the potential effects on nearby communities, the region and the state.

 

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Important Links

• Gosline & Reitman
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• Letter from Governor Baldacci
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• Miles of Shoreline - Data
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• Radio Show "Maine Things Considered" section on Sears Island Initiative
• Container Terminal Acreage
• Draft Concensus Agreement, December 2006
• Draft Concensus Agreement February 2007
• Letter from Governor (April 26th, 2007)

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