Downeast Salmon Federation News

LEGISLATORS SEEK TO BOOST RIVERFRONT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
 

WHAT: News conference at State House Welcome Center featuring a bi-partisan group of legislators and local citizens supporting the Riverfront Community Development Bond
Today communities have rediscovered clean and healthy rivers as a key to increasing economic opportunities and preserving Maine’s way of life. With more than 30,000 miles of rivers in the state, and more than half of Maine’s population living in riverfront communities, the potential benefits of a bond to leverage community investments and bring about river-based economic revitalization projects are enormous.

WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday January 9, 11:00 a.m. at the State House Welcome Center in Augusta

WHO:
Speakers:
Senator Peggy Rotundo, Lewiston
Senator Peter Mills, Skowhegan (tentative)
Representative Thomas Watson, Bath
John Marsh, Brunswick
And others…

Participating organizations include:
Androscoggin River Alliance
Atlantic Salmon Federation
Maine Audubon
Maine Rivers
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Penobscot River Restoration Trust
The Nature Conservancy