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Thank You!
I’m just back from Augusta, and “Thank You” is in order. Thank You to the Members of the Taxation Committee who voted “Ought To Pass” on LD1157 “An Act To Protect Property Tax Revenue In The Unorganized Territory,” and Thank … Continue reading
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Tagged Augusta, Education, Energy, Energy Utilities And Technology Committee, EUT, Friends, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Karen Pease, LD1157, Legislation, Legislature, Maine, Meetings, Networking, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Representative Bennett, Representative Berry, Representative Bickford, Representative Bryant, Representative Burns, Representative Harmon, Representative Knight, Representative Waterhouse, Representatives, Senator Trahan, Senators, Tax Increment Financing, Taxation Committee, TIF, Unorganized Territory, Update, Vote, Wind
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Tell Them How You Feel
After voting “Ought To Pass” on LD 1157, “An Act to Protect Property Tax Revenue In Unorganized Territories,” the Taxation Committee has submitted to the Request of certain Representatives, and decided to re-open the work session, tomorrow, at 10:00a.m. This … Continue reading
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Tagged American Tax Payer, Augusta, Change, Citizens, Do The Right Thing, Education, Energy, Energy Utilities And Technology Committee, EUT, Facts, Friends, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, John Adams, LD1157, Legislature, Maine, Maine Legislature, Meetings, People Of Maine, Protest, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Representatives, Scam, Tax Payers, Taxation Committee, TIF, Update, Wind, Wind Legislation
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Freedom’s Lesson
This should be read by every taxpayer and every politician in the State of Maine. When are the People, the Governor, and the Legislature going to wake up? DC Communities beware By Steve Bennett | Apr 29, 2011 http://capital.villagesoup.com/column/columnpost/capital-letters/394608?cid=164023 … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaver Ridge Wind, Brian Jones, Capital Weekly, Competitive Energy Services, DEP, Eaton Peabody, Education, Freedom, Friends, Governor, Industrial Wind, Information, Jay Cashman, Legislature, Maine, Meetings, Patriot Renewables, Public Comment, Richard Silkman, Ron Price, Sovereign Bank, Steve Bennett, Tax Abatement, Taxes, TIF, Update, Village Soup, Wind
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Amateur Hour In Frankfort
I’m just back from a wind meeting in Frankfort, hosted by Jack Kenworthy [CEO/Owner] and Travis Bullard [Senior Development Manager/Owner], of Eolian Energy. If you’ve never heard of Eolian, then you’re not alone. They weren’t on my radar either, until … Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur, CMP, Community Based Renewable Energy Program, Education, Eolian Energy, First Wind, Frankfort, Friends, Iberdrola, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Jack Kenworthy, Maine, Meetings, Moratorium, Networking, Ordinance, Patriot Renewables, Power Purchase Agreement, Public Comment, Salesman, Snake Oil, TIF, Travis Bullard, Update, Wind, Zoning
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Doing Well, By Bribery And Intimidation
Benjamin Franklin had a philosophy that served him well in his personal and political life. He called it: ‘Doing well, by doing good.’ It seems that the new philosophy for Maine is: ‘Doing well, by bribery and intimidation.’ We all … Continue reading
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Tagged Bribery, Civic Leaders, Community Benefit, Community Group, County Commissioners, Education, Friends, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Intimidation, Jim Batey, Larry Warren, Maine, Maine Huts And Trails, Meetings, Networking, Peter Mills, Power Grab, Public Comment, SEDC, Skowhegan, Somerset County, Somerset County Commissioners, Somerset Economic Development Corporation, TIF, Update, Wind
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News, Updates, And Information
News, updates, and information; that is what many of you have come to expect from me and this Blog. I apologize for having fallen behind. Like many of you, I have been working on ‘wind’ every day, but ‘real work’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantic Wind, Bingham, Carthage, Concord, DEP, Education, First Wind, Friends, Highland, Iberdrola, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Lexington, LURC, Maine, Meetings, Met Towers, Networking, Patriot Renewables, Permit Application, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Saddleback Mountain, TIF, Update, Wind
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NO TIF FOR FIRST WIND!
[For a good description of what a TIF is, how it works, and how it has been used in Maine by wind developers, see this link: http://realwindinfoforme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16&start=0 DC] History was made last night in Skowhegan. For the first time in the history of … Continue reading
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Tagged County Commissioners, Education, Erin Rhoda, First Wind, Friends, Gerald York, History, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Jim Batey, Larry Post, Lynda Quinn, Maine, Mayfield, Meetings, Networking, Public Comment, Robert Dunphy, Skowhegan, Somerset County, Somerset County Commissioners, Somerset Economic Development Corporation, TIF, Update, Victory, Waterville Morning Sentinel, Win, Wind
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First Wind Backs Down
First Wind Backs Down At their last meeting just this past Wednesday, the Somerset County Commissioners set dates for a public hearing, and then a final vote on the Mayfield TIF Proposal from First Wind. Today I get word that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernstein Shur, Bingham, County Commissioners, Education, First Wind, Friends, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Joan Fortin, Larry Post, Maine, Mayfield, Meetings, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Somerset County, Somerset County Commissioners, TIF, Update, Victory, Vote, Wind
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More Windy Propaganda
I promised you a little information about the ‘Wind Forum’ that was held in Skowhegan on Tuesday night. Perhaps the best way to describe it is to share with you the letter that I sent to the Somerset County Commissioners … Continue reading
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Tagged County Commissioners, Dylan Voorhees, Education, First Wind, Forum, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Maine, Mayfield, Meetings, Misinformation, Natual Resources Council Of Maine, NRCM, Propaganda, Public Comment, SEDC, Skowhegan, Somerset County, Somerset County Commissioners, Somerset Economic Development Corporation, TIF, Update, Wind
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Iberdrola—“It’s All About Us”
Kelly Rioux and Neil Habig came to my place today. Kelly is the Project Manager for the ‘Fletcher Mountain Project,’ which plans to develop most of the ridge lines in Lexington and Concord, including the one that looms over my … Continue reading →