The Lamoine
Conservation Commission is dedicated to conservation policy in Lamoine.
The Commission meets every second Wednesday at the Town
Hall and stresses education and providing a forum for the conservation concerns
of Lamoine citizens.
The Commission tries to have an educational speaker for a portion of every other meeting. Recent presentations have been on the activities of the Bar Harbor Conservation Commission and of Frenchman Bay Conservancy, the land preservation trust working in our area. In October, we went beyond simple presentations to hold a forum on development pressures at the Lamoine School, with top notch presenters, an audience of nearly 50, and essays and artwork by Lamoine schoolchildren.
The Commission sets aside part of every meeting to hear the concerns of those attending. In addition, we try to be responsive to the needs of the Selectmen and the Planning Board. In 2003, at the Planning Board’s request, we researched and compiled some potential improvements to Lamoine’s codes with respect to gravel pit restoration. In addition, in response to a request form the selectmen, we drafted a Parks Ordinance for consideration by the Town. We regularly consider forestry issues (including the possibility of rejuvenating Arbor Day) and the need for better information about the Town’s natural resources to be made available to Town officials.
Current Conservation Commission members are Fred Stocking,
Chair, Raymonde Dumont, Secretary, Nancy Pochan, Carol Korty and Donna Theall
(who often brings cookies!).