Gratitude

The moratorium vote won by a landslide on August 15. Now the property is no longer under contract with CPEX. This happened because of the power of collective community action. Let's take a moment to celebrate this accomplishment that we achieved, together!

The Growing Lamoine Responsibly steering committee members of Mark Harris, Valerie Sprague, Kathie Gaianguest, Nisha Swinton, Mark Tripp and Amy Morley worked tirelessly for more than three months straight.

Letters and commentary were published in the Ellsworth American from Kevin Strange, Mark Harris, Mark Tripp, Nicole Cardano, Cece Ohmart, Kate Munno, Amy Morley and more. These were instrumental in communicating what was happening in Lamoine to everyone in Hancock County.

Many of you wrote letters to the Planning Board and attended town committee meetings of the Select Board and Planning Board, including the public hearings. You did your own research and spoke out. You signed the petitions (two!). You posted signs, or you even made your own signs. You helped to craft outreach materials and press releases. You were interviewed by the media. You talked to your neighbors. You posted on social media. You cheered us on from neighboring communities.

Finally, our beloved donors and volunteers of Growing Lamoine Responsibly are listed below!* We could not have achieved this goal without the support of these individuals:

Anonymous donors (14) Joel and Carol Ackerman (donor) David Ackley (donor) Peggy Allen (donor) Marguerite Andros (donor, volunteer) Robert Baker (volunteer) Jonny Brown (donor, volunteer) John Burnett (donor) Nicole Cardano (donor, volunteer) Arthur Carey (donor, volunteer) Phyllis Cervelli (donor) Gina Chorover (donor) Talia Chorover (donor) Carolyn, Aaron & Joe Cullum (donors, volunteers) Karen and Greg Davis (volunteers) Jennifer Day (donor) Joanne Dodge (donor) Cynthia and Gordon Donaldson (donors) Frank Donnelly (donor, volunteer) Mike and Lynne Duquette (donors, volunteers) Don Dyer (volunteer) Ken and Sue Farkas (volunteers) William Flynt (donor, volunteer) Kathie Gaianguest (donor, volunteer) James Gallagher (donor) Audrey Garrett (donor) Catherine Gillis (donor) Christy Hammer (donor) Mark Harris (donor, volunteer) Eric Hartman (donor) Christina Heiniger (donor) Martha Higgins (donor) Paul Hodgkins (donor) Nils and Susie Hokansson (donor) Olivia Hon (donor) Pam Hoogerhyde (donor, volunteer) Scott Johnson (donor, volunteer) Rachel Kipperman (donor) Anne LaBossiere (donor) Thomas Lange (donor) Carrol Lange (donor, volunteer) Julie Lebowitz (donor) Terre Lefferts (volunteer) Robin Long (volunteer) Carol Mason (donor) Amy Morley (donor, volunteer) Michelle Morrison (donor) Rebecca Morrison (volunteer) Diane Nicholls (donor) Diana Novella (donor) Suzanne Purcell (volunteer) Steven Rauch Kathi Rogers (donor) Iris Simon (volunteer) Richard Sprague (donor) Valerie Sprague (donor, volunteer) Kevin Strange (volunteer) Nisha Swinton (donor, volunteer) Brian Thomas (donor) Mark Tripp (donor, volunteer) Karen Waldron (donor) Patrick Watson (donor) Chuck Weber (donor) Dorothy Wehrly (donor)

* We made every effort to ensure we correctly printed everyone's name. If we made any mistakes, please let us know. Thank you!

This amazing achievement demonstrates what can be done when people organize. More to come!