HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-10-23 00-398 RESOLVECODXCIL ACfIOX
Item No.00-398
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Items Subject Resolve, ber Stating the OppaRwn of [M1e Ory of Bayorto the Forestry PmGks RefaeMum,
puotion h on the arwember City
Responsible DepamrleM: Cay Council
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of forest dintl this Q ro harvest
and manage McVproperties. After review,sgnifirenw rwnt havebeencult,]requestthis savord.
The wording of the initiative b urdar In saMore, edorceicen[ will be tlmM[, and questionable restriRons
will be places on appropriate sllvacuRuml managemeiG
The Maine Municipal Assaciatlon has taken a position In opposition to these questions, as have a number of
outer oral governments In areas of Me state where feat products remain a significant element of the
somomy.
The attached Resolve, requested by Wuncil Chair Aube and the members of the Municipal Ope Mns
Commlttae, will place the Qty of Bega an recant! In oppotibon to has question.
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W-398
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CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) Resolve, Statingthe OppoStioD I the Clt/ Of BanocrN to the Forestry Practices
Referendum, Ouestion 2 on the November Ballot
WHEREAS, Question 2 on the November ballot would place certain restrictions on the ability of
forest landowners W harvest and manage their properties; and
WHEREAS, these restrictions, as proposed, will create significant issues of legal interpretation,
enormous questions of enforcement opacity, and serious limitations on
appropriate silvacuRural management; and
WHEREAS, these regulations may also have a disproportionate impact on small woodlot
owners, particularly those enrolled in the State's tree growth program, resulting in
incentives to utilize these properties for other purposes and contribute to
additional development and sprawl; and
WHEREAS, the Maine Municipal Association as well as numerous local governments in areas of
Maine dependent upon the forest products industry for their economic vitality have
aim taken positions in opposition to this question; and
WHEREAS, the approval of this referendum could cripple normal and heathy timber harvesting
activity and result in a profoundly negative impact on the forest based economy of
Maine;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE Cr Y OF BANGOR,
THAT:
We hereby express our opposition to the Forest Practices Referendum, Question 2 on the
November ballot, and urge the voters of Bangor and Maine to reject this Initiative on the basis
of the serious Flaws contained in Its language, the impact which It may have on small woodlot
owners, and the negative consequences which will impact Maine's essential forest resource
industries. While we support sound slNaculture management and regulations, this Question
will not achieve these goals.
IP CITY COUNCIL
October 23, 2000
tartan for Passage Hade and
Second"
CITY CLEIIX MTLEJ station cbe Oocosition to the city
'of Bangor to Cbe Poreatry Practices g ereodom,
Question 2 an the November Sabot
P gned to CouncHm 76t bum