Thank you!

Thank you for signing up to weigh in on the Moosehead Region Planning Process by contacting the LUPC. Below are steps to contact the LUPC and talking points to use in your comment. NRCM staff will follow up to offer support in writing and submitting your feedback. 

Please communicate your support for the package with some additional changes by contacting Stacy Benjamin at Stacy.Benjamin@maine.gov, by phone (207) 441-3761, or by sending your comments to:

Land Use Planning Commission
18 Elkins Lane
22 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333

Talking Points to Include:

• Thank you for putting together a strong Draft Moosehead Regional Planning Package. The recommendation package is responsive to what the community asked for and will enhance economic opportunities while protecting the special character of the region that I value so much. 
• Although a big improvement over the Plum Creek Concept Plan, I still have concerns with the size of the proposed residential development zone at Location I (+/- 500 acres). I recommend limiting the scope of new development and limiting the number and density of units allowed to be built at Location I in order to avoid adversely impacting water quality and wildlife habitat, especially because residential development at Harford’s Point and in Greenville are a short distance away.
• I disagree with the staff recommendation to not create new protection zoning in the former development areas. Lily Bay Township, Brassua Peninsula (especially the north end), and Moose Mountain have been identified by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife as habitat for federally threatened Canada lynx, Bicknell’s Thrush (which has one of the smallest ranges of all North American birds), Rusty Blackbird (which has suffered population declines of 85% or more over the last 40 years), and native brook trout—so essential to Maine's nature-based economy. These areas deserve additional protection as important fish and wildlife habitat.