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MAINE: City approves new shipyard building location |
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Belfast - May 10, 2011 - The Belfast City Council gave unanimous approval Monday, May 9, to a proposal from Front Street Shipyard to construct a 22,000-square-foot, 55-foot-tall building on a piece of city-owned land adjacent to the developer's Front Street property, formerly the Stinson Seafood Company sardine canning business. Building 5, as it is known, would be used to service boats up to 160 feet in length, incorporating a pair of 40-foot-high doors, through which a massive mobile travel lift used to hoist boats out of the water nearby, could pass. Shipyard representatives have said the building is necessary to perform the sort of large-scale work that would distinguish the new business as a world-class facility.
When plans were initially released, it was unclear what public reaction to the massive building would be. An initial public hearing April 19 drew a handful of qualified concerns from direct neighbors of the proposed building, many of whom voiced support for the shipyard business. Read the complete story from Village Soup.
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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.
