Nowadays, you usually hear the word "resilience" in the context of "climate change resilience". Climate change has an increasingly large impact on Washington County and we will certainly talk about that. But we also will discuss how Washington County is and can be resilient to other challenges we face, from the economic challenges to changing demographics to the opioid crisis. This is a good news blog, because we are rising to these challenges. We are Washington County Resilient.
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Friday, August 9, 2019
Governor Mills: Call back the Legislature and get a 2019 bond package passed!
The 2019 Maine State Legislature adjourned in June without passing a bond measure for the November 5, 2019 ballot. That was disappointing to say the least since the bond package originally proposed by Governor Mills was so promising. The $239 million package addressed economic (including broadband expansion) development, workforce development, environmental protection (including $65 million for the Land for Maine's Future Program, and clean energy development (including municipal renewable energy projects) and transportation infrastructure. The entire package is critical in some way for Maine. For example, the Land for Maine's Future Program was neglected by the last administration and is out of money. And need I say anything about the urgency of clean energy action. Or the role broadband expansion could have in saving the economy of rural Maine. Please call your State Legislators and Governor Mills and ask them to reconvene the legislature and pass a bond package!
Look up your State House Representative here: https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/
Governor Mill's contact info: https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/contact
M. Eachus
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