Support grows for working waterfronts

Eight out of ten Mainers support the creation of a public investment program that would preserve critical access points, piers and wharves in Maine's Working Waterfront communities.

Maine's Working Waterfront Coalition submitted questions to the Maine Survey, conducted annually by Maine based Market Decisions, to continue a line of questioning begun last year to gauge statewide opinion on the Working Waterfront Access issue.

The findings point to widespread support for the Working Access Bond that was recently submitted to Gov. John Baldacci by the Working Waterfront Coalition. The Working Access Bond would fund a public investment program to assist municipalities, cooperatives and others in bridging the gap between what can be reasonably financed and the market value of properties.

For more information on the Working Access Bond contact Chris Spruce at Sunrise Economic Development Council, (207) 225-0983 or Robert Snyder at the Island Institute (207) 594-9209, ext. 142.