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WORKING at wreath-making on the family farm are Carly DelSignore, Paige and Hailey DelSignore Bell of Tide Mill Farm, as well as Lynn Bradbury. "We use all organic products," says Carly. "We want to keep everything clean and safe for our workers and children." (Chessie Johnson photo) State skips meeting on permit requests by LNG developer Claimed need for new landfill fails to sway dump opponents WORKING at wreath-making on the family farm are Carly DelSignore, Paige and Hailey DelSignore Bell of Tide Mill Farm, as well as Lynn Bradbury. "We use all organic products," says Carly. "We want to keep everything clean and safe for our workers and children." (Chessie Johnson photo) WORKING at wreath-making on the family farm are Carly DelSignore, Paige and Hailey DelSignore Bell of Tide Mill Farm, as well as Lynn Bradbury. "We use all organic products," says Carly. "We want to keep everything clean and safe for our workers and children." (Chessie Johnson photo)State skips meeting on permit requests by LNG developer Claimed need for new landfill fails to sway dump opponentsby Gail Menzelby Gail Menzel In a two-hour public informational meeting on November 21 in Robbinston, Rob Wyatt, vice president for environment and permitting for Downeast LNG Inc. and Downeast Pipeline LLC, described the permit applications the company will submit by December 1 to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Although the public meeting is required by state law and DEP rules, no representative of the DEP was present. About 100 citizens were on hand to hear summaries of the three applications that, if approved, would give DEP consent to the construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Mill Cove in Robbinston, as well as to a 31-mile-long pipeline from there to a station in Baileyville. read the complete story... In a two-hour public informational meeting on November 21 in Robbinston, Rob Wyatt, vice president for environment and permitting for Downeast LNG Inc. and Downeast Pipeline LLC, described the permit applications the company will submit by December 1 to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Although the public meeting is required by state law and DEP rules, no representative of the DEP was present. About 100 citizens were on hand to hear summaries of the three applications that, if approved, would give DEP consent to the construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Mill Cove in Robbinston, as well as to a 31-mile-long pipeline from there to a station in Baileyville. read the complete story... The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) held a public hearing November 9 in Machias on a rezoning application by the Marion Transfer Station (MTS) board of directors, with about 100 citizens in attendance. The MTS officials, who represent 15 towns and the Unorganized Territories (UT) of Washington County, are asking LURC to redesignate land in Township 14 for industrial purposes as part of their proposal to establish a new landfill for construction and demolition debris (CDD). The landfill would be sited on 18 acres of a 4,700-acre tract of land MTS has optioned for purchase at $1 million from the H.C. Haynes logging company. The applicant was represented at the hearing by attorney Tim Pease of Bangor and professional engineer Dean read the complete story ... The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) held a public hearing November 9 in Machias on a rezoning application by the Marion Transfer Station (MTS) board of directors, with about 100 citizens in attendance. The MTS officials, who represent 15 towns and the Unorganized Territories (UT) of Washington County, are asking LURC to redesignate land in Township 14 for industrial purposes as part of their proposal to establish a new landfill for construction and demolition debris (CDD). The landfill would be sited on 18 acres of a 4,700-acre tract of land MTS has optioned for purchase at $1 million from the H.C. Haynes logging company. The applicant was represented at the hearing by attorney Tim Pease of Bangor and professional engineer Dean read the complete story ... The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) held a public hearing November 9 in Machias on a rezoning application by the Marion Transfer Station (MTS) board of directors, with about 100 citizens in attendance. The MTS officials, who represent 15 towns and the Unorganized Territories (UT) of Washington County, are asking LURC to redesignate land in Township 14 for industrial purposes as part of their proposal to establish a new landfill for construction and demolition debris (CDD). The landfill would be sited on 18 acres of a 4,700-acre tract of land MTS has optioned for purchase at $1 million from the H.C. Haynes logging company. The applicant was represented at the hearing by attorney Tim Pease of Bangor and professional engineer Dean read the complete story ... Group to appeal dismissal of LNG lease lawsuit by Edward FrenchGroup to appeal dismissal of LNG lease lawsuit Two lawsuits brought by a group of Passamaquoddy tribal members against the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) concerning approval of a ground lease between the tribe and Quoddy Bay LNG have been dismissed in U.S. District Court. Nulankeyutmonen Nkihtaqmikon (We Take Care of the Land), a group of six Pleasant Point residents -- David Moses Bridges, Vera Francis, Hilda Lewis, Deanna Francis, Reginald Stanley and Mary Bassett will be appealing the ruling to the First Circuit Court of Appeal. Two lawsuits brought by a group of Passamaquoddy tribal members against the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) concerning approval of a ground lease between the tribe and Quoddy Bay LNG have been dismissed in U.S. District Court. Nulankeyutmonen Nkihtaqmikon (We Take Care of the Land), a group of six Pleasant Point residents -- David Moses Bridges, Vera Francis, Hilda Lewis, Deanna Francis, Reginald Stanley and Mary Bassett will be appealing the ruling to the First Circuit Court of Appeal. On November 16, U.S. District Judge John Woodcock Jr. found that the court lacked jurisdiction to decide the matter. He agreed with the Bureau of Indian Affairs' argument that the group lacked standing to file the lawsuits and had filed them too early. One of the lawsuits, filed last November against Robert Impson, acting regional director for BIA, and Gale Norton, then U.S. Secretary of Interior, alleged that the BIA violated four federal laws in the process of approving the Quoddy Bay LNG lease. Those alleged violations are: BIA failed to conduct an environmental assessment on the impacts of siting a major industrial facility at Split Rock, as required by the National read the complete story... On November 16, U.S. District Judge John Woodcock Jr. found that the court lacked jurisdiction to decide the matter. He agreed with the Bureau of Indian Affairs' argument that the group lacked standing to file the lawsuits and had filed them too early. One of the lawsuits, filed last November against Robert Impson, acting regional director for BIA, and Gale Norton, then U.S. Secretary of Interior, alleged that the BIA violated four federal laws in the process of approving the Quoddy Bay LNG lease. Those alleged violations are: BIA failed to conduct an environmental assessment on the impacts of siting a major industrial facility at Split Rock, as required by the Nationalread the complete story...

WORKING at wreath-making on the family farm are Carly DelSignore, Paige and Hailey DelSignore Bell of Tide Mill Farm, as well as Lynn Bradbury. "We use all organic products," says Carly. "We want to keep everything clean and safe for our workers and children." (Chessie Johnson photo) State skips meeting on permit requests by LNG developer Claimed need for new landfill fails to sway dump opponents WORKING at wreath-making on the family farm are Carly DelSignore, Paige and Hailey DelSignore Bell of Tide Mill Farm, as well as Lynn Bradbury. "We use all organic products," says Carly. "We want to keep everything clean and safe for our workers and children." (Chessie Johnson photo) WORKING at wreath-making on the family farm are Carly DelSignore, Paige and Hailey DelSignore Bell of Tide Mill Farm, as well as Lynn Bradbury. "We use all organic products," says Carly. "We want to keep everything clean and safe for our workers and children." (Chessie Johnson photo)State skips meeting on permit requests by LNG developer Claimed need for new landfill fails to sway dump opponentsby Gail Menzelby Gail Menzel In a two-hour public informational meeting on November 21 in Robbinston, Rob Wyatt, vice president for environment and permitting for Downeast LNG Inc. and Downeast Pipeline LLC, described the permit applications the company will submit by December 1 to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Although the public meeting is required by state law and DEP rules, no representative of the DEP was present. About 100 citizens were on hand to hear summaries of the three applications that, if approved, would give DEP consent to the construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Mill Cove in Robbinston, as well as to a 31-mile-long pipeline from there to a station in Baileyville. read the complete story... In a two-hour public informational meeting on November 21 in Robbinston, Rob Wyatt, vice president for environment and permitting for Downeast LNG Inc. and Downeast Pipeline LLC, described the permit applications the company will submit by December 1 to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Although the public meeting is required by state law and DEP rules, no representative of the DEP was present. About 100 citizens were on hand to hear summaries of the three applications that, if approved, would give DEP consent to the construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Mill Cove in Robbinston, as well as to a 31-mile-long pipeline from there to a station in Baileyville. read the complete story... The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) held a public hearing November 9 in Machias on a rezoning application by the Marion Transfer Station (MTS) board of directors, with about 100 citizens in attendance. The MTS officials, who represent 15 towns and the Unorganized Territories (UT) of Washington County, are asking LURC to redesignate land in Township 14 for industrial purposes as part of their proposal to establish a new landfill for construction and demolition debris (CDD). The landfill would be sited on 18 acres of a 4,700-acre tract of land MTS has optioned for purchase at $1 million from the H.C. Haynes logging company. The applicant was represented at the hearing by attorney Tim Pease of Bangor and professional engineer Dean read the complete story ... The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) held a public hearing November 9 in Machias on a rezoning application by the Marion Transfer Station (MTS) board of directors, with about 100 citizens in attendance. The MTS officials, who represent 15 towns and the Unorganized Territories (UT) of Washington County, are asking LURC to redesignate land in Township 14 for industrial purposes as part of their proposal to establish a new landfill for construction and demolition debris (CDD). The landfill would be sited on 18 acres of a 4,700-acre tract of land MTS has optioned for purchase at $1 million from the H.C. Haynes logging company. The applicant was represented at the hearing by attorney Tim Pease of Bangor and professional engineer Dean read the complete story ... The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) held a public hearing November 9 in Machias on a rezoning application by the Marion Transfer Station (MTS) board of directors, with about 100 citizens in attendance. The MTS officials, who represent 15 towns and the Unorganized Territories (UT) of Washington County, are asking LURC to redesignate land in Township 14 for industrial purposes as part of their proposal to establish a new landfill for construction and demolition debris (CDD). The landfill would be sited on 18 acres of a 4,700-acre tract of land MTS has optioned for purchase at $1 million from the H.C. Haynes logging company. The applicant was represented at the hearing by attorney Tim Pease of Bangor and professional engineer Dean read the complete story ... Group to appeal dismissal of LNG lease lawsuit by Edward FrenchGroup to appeal dismissal of LNG lease lawsuit Two lawsuits brought by a group of Passamaquoddy tribal members against the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) concerning approval of a ground lease between the tribe and Quoddy Bay LNG have been dismissed in U.S. District Court. Nulankeyutmonen Nkihtaqmikon (We Take Care of the Land), a group of six Pleasant Point residents -- David Moses Bridges, Vera Francis, Hilda Lewis, Deanna Francis, Reginald Stanley and Mary Bassett will be appealing the ruling to the First Circuit Court of Appeal. Two lawsuits brought by a group of Passamaquoddy tribal members against the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) concerning approval of a ground lease between the tribe and Quoddy Bay LNG have been dismissed in U.S. District Court. Nulankeyutmonen Nkihtaqmikon (We Take Care of the Land), a group of six Pleasant Point residents -- David Moses Bridges, Vera Francis, Hilda Lewis, Deanna Francis, Reginald Stanley and Mary Bassett will be appealing the ruling to the First Circuit Court of Appeal. On November 16, U.S. District Judge John Woodcock Jr. found that the court lacked jurisdiction to decide the matter. He agreed with the Bureau of Indian Affairs' argument that the group lacked standing to file the lawsuits and had filed them too early. One of the lawsuits, filed last November against Robert Impson, acting regional director for BIA, and Gale Norton, then U.S. Secretary of Interior, alleged that the BIA violated four federal laws in the process of approving the Quoddy Bay LNG lease. Those alleged violations are: BIA failed to conduct an environmental assessment on the impacts of siting a major industrial facility at Split Rock, as required by the National read the complete story... On November 16, U.S. District Judge John Woodcock Jr. found that the court lacked jurisdiction to decide the matter. He agreed with the Bureau of Indian Affairs' argument that the group lacked standing to file the lawsuits and had filed them too early. One of the lawsuits, filed last November against Robert Impson, acting regional director for BIA, and Gale Norton, then U.S. Secretary of Interior, alleged that the BIA violated four federal laws in the process of approving the Quoddy Bay LNG lease. Those alleged violations are: BIA failed to conduct an environmental assessment on the impacts of siting a major industrial facility at Split Rock, as required by the Nationalread the complete story...

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