Weru 89.9 Fm Blue Hill, Maine Local News And Public Affairs Archives

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Nancy Galland and David Italiaander- veteran advocates for protecting Sears Island from industrial development- are here with news about a public hearing on two proposed bills* to protect the island. The public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12, 2025, starting at 10 am in the State Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. *LD 266, An Act to Protect the Cultural Resources and Historical Heritage of Sears Island in Searsport by Extending Conservation Easement Protections, and LD 735, An Act to Protect Sand Dunes on Sears Island and to Establish Criteria for Legislation Regarding Land Development FMI: www.legislature.maine.gov/committee/#Committees/ENR Legislature Clerk: 207-287-1400 www.protectsearsisland.org/ www.upstreamwatch.org/sears-island www.friendsofsearsisland.org/ www.islesboroislandstrust.org/ About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing R