PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 20, 2021
If you wanted to express your opinion about the Land For Maine’s Future bond, slated for this fall, you can’t. It’s been added to the state budget and approved by the governor. The decision is no longer yours to make. It is a new form of voter suppression. Because of a hidden mandate buried in fine print, trapping must be allowed on any land conserved with LMF funds with the exception of farm protection projects and working waterfronts. So as you and your pet stroll along new LMF property, be careful because trappers are not required to post warning signs or indicate where traps have been placed. You may also have to dodge a bullet because hunting (including baiting and hounding) must be allowed as well. Why was all this permitted by our public servants? And, why has it never been reported in the media? ~ Don Loprieno, Bristol