KENNEBEC JOURNAL • April 11, 2021
There is a lot in the press about climate change and the need to change our old ways. One good response is to set aside land to help heal the planet. Enter Land for Maine’s Future. A bill to set aside tens of millions of dollars is once again up for debate in L.D. 983 and L.D. 687, coming soon to the Legislature. There is a big problem, though, hidden in the language known as the “Kill Mandate.” To be eligible to use the funds trapping, hunting and fishing must be allowed on the land. Take away the Kill Mandate and all of us would be 100% behind it. Ask your legislators to remove those three words as a mandate and let’s save some open space. ~ Anna Weiss, Brunswick