Mon, 03/15/2021 - 3:45pm
Dear Editor:
As a lifelong Mainer from a commercial fishing family who cares about resource preservation, I’m deeply invested in balancing public access with regulations to protect our coast and tidal rivers like the Sheepscot.
In Alna, we have a shoreland zoning ordinance (SZO) on our books that took years, lots of scrutiny and multiple stakeholders to craft. It’s a comprehensive ordinance that weaves together the competing interests of the public commons with individual property rights and state and federal environmental regulations.
The result is a cherished river that serves us all.
As I think most people have realized, the pandemic has resulted in a very hot real estate market. There is currently strong real estate development pressure everywhere in Maine, including in Alna. Therefore, we need to continue to have strong rules if we are going to continue to protect the Sheepscot.
Charles Culbertson
Alna’s two candidates on the March 27 ballot for second selectman and the two seeking to be third selectman answered Wiscasset Newspaper’s uniform questions on why they are running; what traits, experience, etc. do they have that will aid their service as selectman; what their top priorities would be if elected, and why; and anything else they would like to get across to voters. The newspaper told candidates their complete response could total up to 500 words.
Second selectman candidate Linda Kristan
As I gathered signatures on the application form for second selectperson in Alna, I heard many times, “Thank you for running.” This was not an impulsive decision on my part. I considered several other ways of serving in Alna before this,including the school board, planning board, and part-time town clerk. The timing was not quite right for those opportunities, but the opening on the select board connected for several reasons. I had the time, energy and r
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Then-Westport Island Town Clerk Pam Frenier swears in Second Selectman Gerald Bodmer following his re-election in 2012. File photo
Westport Island’s longtime second selectman, Gerald Bodmer, received fellow town officials’ praise Monday night for his service. Bodmer had just announced, due to health reasons, he will not seek re-election in June.
“I’m sorry to hear that, Jerry. You’ve been a great asset on the board,” First Selectman George Richardson said. “And we’ve had a lot of fun together . and I appreciate your sense of humor.”
Bodmer said he will support whoever succeeds him. He plans to stay on as plumbing inspector. He said he has held that post for 42-plus years.