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1994 SEARS ISLAND LOG

8/28/94 to 9/2/94

AUGUST 28 1994 Linn Dyan's going to photoshoot Sears Island today, meet her at 5pm on the causeway. Prepare her some briefing material.

Prepare info for Republican Journal reporter

AUGUST 29TH Talked to Both reporters for the Republican Journal Chris Ferrazza and Linda Clancy . Clancy picked up some info about the island from me( GOV docs) L

* Call to Jamie Sayen . He'll mail my receipt early next week Jym St Pierre told him about RTAC Send him update, deadline around 10 th of september . The curse is moderate speak The laws of physics work in every way. If you piss em off, its the story what you're doing.

AUGUST 30, 1994 Went to Pen Bay Network mtg. Focused on State of Bay report to be issued in late 1995. Group concerned about englishman Paul Milmore, who is trying to create a Pen Bay management plan outside their network.

QUESTION: What gives them the right to control Pen Bay activities? Get Milmore's address, phone # from Islesboro Land Trust Folks.

Island Inst's annual meeting will have a Sears Island Forum. Forum will include Lloyd Irland , Ken CLine Ted Ames, Dana Connors, Steve Perry and Stet Hills. Pay II to get to go to forum. Today go to Cartest? Call from Robert Phipps CoSE hearing on S 9/29 288 3855

AUGUST 31, 1994 Temped at Crowe Rope for the day. Went to RTAC meeting. SI and other projects will not be on the agenda as consensed items, but will be listed in the appendix.

Talked to NRCM transportation planner Bruce Hammond and to John Hyk and to p Philo of Islesboro about reservatiobns about project. Hyk sez he's worked against earlier attempts to develop the island. He wants us to come up with

ALTERNATIVES Philo is a wealthy 'summer person' of Islesboro. a good connection, gave him my unpublished article on the meeting with the EPA DeVillars The RTTAC meetings will be on the 15th September 7 pm Belfast City Hall, Belfast, and later for other meetings.   ¨ 

SEPTEMBER 1, 1994 Called Walter Griffin Bangor Daily News & gave him dates and synopsis of meetings. Call from Marilin England: can I come to Washington from 17th to the 20th? All expenses paid. Trouble is parents t coming to Maine at that time. Could parents stay an esxtra day in Rockland? L

Talked to Dave. He's blue. Wierd vibes from Jimmy Freeman re money matters. Call Hanna today, call other media re the RTAC mtg. Get last couple issues of Independent re prospects for town of Prospect. L John Hyk 's concern. Rent 8

SEPTEMBER 2, 1994 Got the Independent story: Searsport water district wants to develop well built 'inadvertently' inside the border of a neighboring town of Prospect the  The Selectmen of Prospect should try to have considerations „ about if Sears Island related development would put a strain on the water supply of their town from the new Searsport Water Commission well, placed into the official record. as Hyk suggests.

SEPTEMBER 2, 1994 The state is trying to relicense the Dept of Defense oil tank farm on Mack Point. We have 14 days to get people involved enough to require a public hearing.m Try making it contingent on dealing with the historic oil spills. Not cleaned   up. Call Bob LeVangie , and ask him to get the DEP info available ¨  information is vital to asking for a public hearing. Islesboro guy, too.

Called Mark Imlay , left message

Called Greg DeKowsky ,   lft message. Copies of the document should be in DEP offices and in Searsport .(Belfast?)

SEPTEMBER 3, 1994 Contacted Charley Stevens, Mark Imlay and Island 0"  Institute about Searsport oil terminal relicencing . Lft msg with #l CLF on same. Read notes in notebook from road storm, brainstorm.