LePage has halted operating funds for Land for Maine’s Future

[jpak]

Source: Portland Press Herald

Gov. Paul LePage has put a freeze on operational spending within the Land for Maine’s Future program as his administration prepares to release a comprehensive report assessing the program that distributes funds for conservation projects.

Approximately 30 applicants who are seeking funds received a letter this month from Land for Maine’s Future Director Sarah Demers informing them that funds for legal costs and other expenses associated with conservation projects are unavailable.

“This letter is to inform you that at this time LMF funds are not available for acquisitions and legal review of due diligence items necessary to complete your project,” the letter reads.

Demers said Monday that although she received no written directive from the governor’s office to withhold operation funds, the request did come from LePage through her boss, Department of Agriculture Commissioner Walter Whitcomb.

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Read more: http://www.pressherald.com/2015/09/14/lepage-has-halted-operating-funds-for-land-for-maines-future/

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Maine voters overwhelmingly voted for the bonds that were supposed to buy public land under the Land for Maine's Future program.

LePew no only wants to halt these land purchases, he wants to heavily log existing public land.

3 1/2 years of this kind of nonsense to go...

[cab67]

1. What's the status of efforts to impeach him?

[randys1]

2. Maine wants this, the demo there must be heavily rightwing and GOP, NOTHING else makes

fucking sense.

Is it?

I dont want to google it, I am so tired of brain dead people.
Not picking on your state, not my point.

[jpak]

8. He won both terms in 3-way races

With an independent running as a spoiler - who BTW got a good paying UMaine gig from LePew after the last election.

Go figyah

[Android3.14]

9. No. The pukes hired a ringer to split the D vote

Folks who blame residents of another state for the behavior of their governor need to mind their own knitting.

[randys1]

11. All of us have to own our actions. If we vote for horrid assholes, then we must accept

our responsibility.

Even though W didnt actually win either election for president, I held the entire country, myself included, responsible that someone like that could get close enough to steal the election

[jpak]

13. Ummm....more people voted for someone else in each election. LePew never got a mandate.

That is why Maine is trying to get ranked-choice elections enacted...

[randys1]

14. OK, got it. I was angry when I read this horrible terrorist doing even more terror

and I want to know who to blame.



wait

Nominee Paul LePage Mike Michaud Eliot Cutler
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 294,533 265,125 51,518
Percentage 48.2% 43.4% 8.4%

looks like he got the most votes of the 3...not a majority but same deal as Clinton

[MBS]

3. as horrible as he is on many fronts,

he's maybe worst of all on the environment.
He seems bent on doing permanent damage to his state.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

4. bottom line

there is money in them hills

and he and his ilk want it

[jpak]

7. Yup - it will be interesting who get these logging contracts

Seeing how LePew likes to hire family members for state jobs....

[HassleCat]

5. The pain in Maine stays mainly on the citizens, I guess (eom)

[randys1]

12. Clever, funny...good for you...like it

[Plucketeer]

6. THIS

is what a Trump presidency would look like!

[Android3.14]

10. Yes!

This is an accurate and reasonable assessment.