Opinion: LD 183, An Act to Cap Publicly Owned Land Area

MACHIAS VALLEY NEWS OBSERVER • February 6, 2025

I’m headed to Augusta for a Feb. 6 public hearing of some consequence to Washington County, rural Maine, the 2nd Congressional District, and Maine as a whole. LD 183, An Act to Cap Publicly Owned Land Area at No More than 50 Percent of Any County, is sponsored by House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham, R-Winter Harbor, and the entire Washington County delegation. Regardless of how much of Maine is actually in Public Conservation Ownership, the 30% goal cannot be achieved without continuing to emphasize acquisitions in the 2nd Congressional District. LD 183 is the first of three bills Leader Faulkingham has submitted in response to the climate alarmist policies being promulgated by Governor Mills and the Democrats. The other two address the fundamental lack of honesty, transparency, and effectiveness in our climate alarmist policies. ~ Jonathan Reisman