AUGUSTA - The nomination of a Franklin County representative to the Maine Land Use Planning Commission was not recommended by a majority vote of the Joint Standing Committee on Conservation, Agriculture, and Forestry during the committee’s meeting on Monday, January 8. This decision appeared to relate more to an upcoming vote of the LUPC on
The Maine legislature is considering adding an office on tribal relations to improve the thorny relationship between the tribes and the state. House Speaker Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) presented the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday with a proposal for the new office, which would be primarily tasked with monitoring legislation that pertains to the tribes. The proposal puts this office within the Office of the Secretary of State, which Talbot Ross said is how comparable offices in other states operate.
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Wolfden Resources, a Canadian mining company, owns land zoned as a “protection district” near Mount Chase, the north gate of Baxter State Park and the entrance to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
Wolfden wants Maine’s Land Use Planning Commission to change this zoning for a metallic mineral mine.