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Published Way Down Join us on Twitter East @TheCalaisAdv Established in 1836 Like us on Facebook VOL. 179, NO. 23 JUNE 5, 2014 © 2014 The Calais Advertiser Inc. $1.50 (tax included) Tip a Cop Day City Council Meeting By Kaileigh Deacon The budget comes in at 247, 000 for the city contribution. The Calais city council held Marianne Moore: I am a special meeting on Thursday concerned about what ser- May 29 to discuss the Munici- vices we’re going to have cut pal and School Budgets among in order to come up with the other things. The council heard $247,000. City Manager Diane Barnes on Other councilors also ex- the Municipal budget first. pressed concern regarding the Diane Barnes: I just want you services that would have to be to know that as you go through cut and where the money to and make policy decisions and fund the $247,000 contribution what the council needs to do would come from however is if you are you are going to Artie Mingo: I hope the make further cuts to municipal school board keeps in mind the budget. You need to decide sacrifices both sides are making what you think the citizens of this year. I know this council Calais can do without. has made preparations for what The municipal budget was we’re going to have to do for tabled for discussion at a later next year and I hope the school time until the school budget board remembers that whatever State Trooper Kim Sawyer, CPD Officer Roliza DeWitt, CPD Officer Matt Vinson, and State Police could be settled and approved. they vote on will affect what Detective Jason Fowler all volunteered to work for tips at Dunkin Donuts' annual Tip a Cop day. The next item on the agenda happens here. (Photo provided by Jason Fowler). under old business was the Marcia Rogers: I want to Patrons of Dunkin Donuts lice Department, raises money $446 on their morning shift, school budget. Mayor Mari- thank the teachers union for were greeted and served by for the local Relay for Life. with another $500 donated to anne Moore opened council opening their contracts that local law enforcement person- State Police Detective Jason the cause by Dunkin Donuts, discussion on the budget by made a huge difference. nel last Tuesday during the Fowler, Trooper Kim Sawyer, all to be presented at the June thanking the Superintendent The budget passed with a annual Tip a Cop day. This and Calais Police Department 14th Relay for Life event. for all the school boards work vote of 4-3 and a unanimous event, which began eleven Officers Roliza DeWitt and on the budget. vote to send the budget to ref- years ago with the Calais Po- Matt Vinson were able to raise Marianne Moore: I do ap- erendum. The referendum is preciate the hard work you and set for June 10th, 2014 set in your staff have done Bob in conjunction with the primary getting this down. election. Free Concert for Senior Citizens Bob Mulholland: Just as Next was a request for the soon as we have a budget then Dawson fund expenditure we’re going to go to work on regarding the flowers for the how much, and hopefully we’ll downtown. The CDRC met have a surplus. and came up with the figure of Superintendent Bob Mulhol- $3280 including the purchase land said he believed it was of two watering tanks and their responsibility to use any wages of 1680 for someone surplus from this school year’s to manage the watering and budget to repay the overage of supervising of the flowers. This the budget from last year. person would an employee of The school came back to the the CDRC. The current Daw- city council with a difference in son fund balance is a little the budget of $70,000, which over $16000. The motion was was gained from a couple of carried. staff members taking positions There was also a presentation with different schools and one by the public works department teacher who would retire and for the purchase of a 2002 come back as a long term sub Freightliner for $7200. The in- at 75% of their current salary surance on the old truck was for with no benefits paid for by $13885 which would cover the the school. purchase of the new truck and On May 28 there was a free concert for senior citizens and their guests at the Second Baptist Billy Howard: I’ll make the the improvements to the new Church at 2:00 p.m. The First Annual Tri-M Student concert featuring Tri-M Members, CHS Cho- Motion to go to referendum as truck. The motion carried. rus, Jazz Combo, Meghan Clark, Quinn Sluzenski, Jackson Greenlaw, Thomas Champagne, Kylie present and thank the board for (continued on page 3) Donovan, Niomi Stow, Patrick Corbett, Brynne Lander, Ive McLellan and Gavin Parks. the additional $70,000. CLEARANCE 333 Main Street, Calais, ME • 207-454-3100 • 800-734-7084 SALE! Compression Stockings Tena • Youth Pants & Diapers Free Shipping for Check out our $1 Aisle! Prescriptions We accept ALL Insurances including Household • Health & Beauty is Back! AARP, WELLCARE, SILVERSCRIPTS ALL $1 EACH! THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESS! PAGE 2 Canada's MP John Williamson Speaks Out Against Downeast LNG Save Passamaquoddy Bay safety and security zones in Ca- Downeast LNG has exactly terminals that are now idle. dy Bay, and who advocate 3-Nation Alliance of US, Pas- nadian waters. The U.S. Coast zero possibility of receiving "Downeast LNG refuses to adherence to world-recognized samaquoddy, and Canadian Guard has concluded Wash- the very LNG it would need to recognize that it has no future. LNG terminal siting best safe citizens, announced that on ington will need to coordinate operate." It's time for the federal gov- practices as published by the Tuesday, 2014 May 27, Ca- maritime traffic in our waters "As anyone who has followed ernment to dismiss this 7-year Society of International Gas nadian Member of Parliament with Canadian authorities for the natural gas supply and mar- boondoggle," Godfrey con- Tanker and Terminal Opera- John Williamson, representing LNG tanker traffic to proceed. ket in North America and the cluded. tors (SIGTTO). SPB advocates New Brunswick Southwest, "Our Prime Minister has said Northeast readily knows," he Save Passamaquoddy Bay creative-economy, tradition- delivered the following state- Canada will not co-operate in continued, "Downeast LNG is (SPB) is an alliance of citi- based, and tourism-based eco- ment in the House of Com- these discussions. Our Govern- a relic of a previous mindless zens from the U.S., the Passa- nomic development for the mons denouncing the proposed ment has told the U.S. Adminis- gold-rush that ended up los- maquoddy Tribe, and Canada, international Passamaquoddy Downeast LNG terminal and tration we will not permit LNG ing US LNG import projects who oppose siting LNG indus- Bay area. LNG tanker traffic into and tanker traffic to threaten the billions of dollars on import trial facilities in Passamaquod- through Passamaquoddy Bay. livelihood of Canadian fishing "The U.S. Federal Energy communities. Regulatory Commission will "Canada will not become soon decide whether or not a convenient doormat for the the massive Downeast LNG Americans." project in Washington County, MP Williamson's presenta- The Alewife - Who is going to pay for it? Maine, will proceed. Yet, there tion is available in video format is just one colossal problem at http://www.youtube.com/ In the spring of 2013 the ing is finally making a come The state of Maine has a with this grand scheme. watch?v=mK-ex5mkdig&list Maine State Legislature and back. Now, passage of LD72 law against introduction of an "Maine has hundreds of =UUaunLzoA6wNiNSlvtuw Senate passed LD72 allowing will allow introduction of more invasive species and a fine of miles of coastline with direct aaeQ the passage of alewives into than 10 million alewives. $10,000.00 can be imposed access to the Atlantic Ocean, Save Passamaquoddy Bay the St. Croix River basin. After There is little doubt, with evi- on someone for doing such an yet the LNG tanker transit researcher Robert Godfrey meeting with representatives dence being gathered, through act. The alewife, by the huge route to this proposed Ameri- stated, "Canada has held firm of the Grand Lake Guides old surveys and documents, amount of evidence, is not can facility must first navigate to its prohibition of Downeast Association and listening to that the alewife was never natural to the St. Croix and is through Canada’s internal LNG ship traffic since 2007, some of the strong and clear native to the upper St. Croix an invasive species. There are waters in Head Harbour Pas- and for good reason. It would evidence that the alewife was River basin. There were three problems throughout the entire sage and then straddles the endanger Canadian citizens, never native to the upper St. natural barriers, Salmon Falls state of Maine with invasive internationally shared waters Canadian environment, and Croix (above Salmon Falls in (where the Milltown dam is species and it is a constant issue of Passamaquoddy Bay – pro- Canadian economy." He con- Calais), Governor Paul Lep- today), Sprague's Falls (site of that is dealt with by the IF&W. viding unique environmental, tinued, "Since the US has no age refused to sign the bill. the Woodland dam), and Grand This is a very important law and navigational and safety risks. standing in world court to However, the law still went into Falls (the Grand Falls Dam).