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Published Way Down Join us on Twitter East @TheCalaisAdv Like us on Established in 1836 Facebook VOL. 179, NO. 27 JULY 3, 2014 © 2014 The Calais Advertiser Inc. $1.50 (tax included) The Calais Advertiser would like to wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July! Youngest Girl Scouts Help CRH and Food Pantry By Jayna Smith Ecumenical Food Pantry with needed food items and Calais With the first Girl Scout Regional Hospital’s Emer- Troop organized in 1912, gency Department with toys local girls are proving that to provide to sick or injured more than 100 years later, the children who come into the mission of girl scouting still hospital. stands true. Building courage, Troop leader Tonia Griffin confidence, and character, explained, “We asked the food even the youngest are proving pantry for items they needed they, too, can accomplish big ahead of time and were told things. about the backpack program. Recently six young ladies— We were provided with some two kindergarteners from Ed- ideas of items to include.” munds along with two kinder- The girls shopped at a lo- garteners and two first graders cal department store for the from Pembroke, all part of items as well as for toys for Daisy Troop #2259—teamed the hospital while the moms up to complete their first com- kept track of pricing on their munity service project. After calculators. “The girls even the small but mighty group pushed the carts until they got sold 1,000 boxes of Girl too heavy,” Griffin added. Scout cookies, they came up “As their troop leader, I with the idea of donating the am very proud of their hard Addisen Goodwin, Katie G. & Keeley T. are pictured with food pantry representative Len Hanson af- money from their cookie sale work with their cookie sales, ter making a donation to the pantry. Unavailable for the photo were Callie Baker, Cheyenne Dehm, profits to two worthy causes. making their choices for their and Miranda Cheney. (Photo provided by Tonia Griffin.) After some discussion among service projects, and follow- the troop, it was decided to ing through with those proj- that profits would be used to ect was not done in an ef- did provide each girl with a Scouts Give Back” as recogni- ects,” Griffin said. Although fort to earn a badge, Griffin “fun patch” displaying “Girls tion for their hard work. help the Irene Chadbourne this community service proj- City Council Passes Municipal Budget By Kaileigh Deacon Municipal Budget. After the tions. I know the council here same and cutting the two posi- some of the paper work would Budget workshop held prior to doesn’t want to raise taxes tions at the police department; need to be cut like accident The Calais city Council held the last City Council meeting but I think that if you lay off raising the mil rate by forty reports so the Calais Police their meeting in the Assembly City Manager Diane Barnes a person in the police depart- cents and keeping the admin- would only handle State man- room at Washington County was asked to look over the ment, a real body, I don’t istrative position and having dated reports so on a public Community College. proposed budget and proposed know how they’re going to an overlay of $66,000; or in- way, a $1000 or greater, or a The meeting started with cuts to come up with some work out the schedule but it’s creasing the mil rate by forty personal injury. There will be the presentation of a plaque alternate solutions. Barnes had going to be really difficult... cents and keeping the officer no double coverage on several to Diane Barnes from the City three suggestions in order to hard to do paperwork in that position and having an overlay shifts which would require the Council for her seven years of keep one of the proposed posi- office, so it would be really of $49,000. Sheriff’s Department and the service to the City of Calais. tions being cut from the Police helpful to have Marcia but Chief David Randall ex- State Police to help out. The meeting then adjourned Department. at the same time if we need plained the loss of services with Randall: As far as hav- into a brief executive session Diane Barnes: I just thought the feet on the street as Dave the cutting of the two positions. ing the lobby closed, I real- before returning. that before we go down that Randall would say. By cutting the administrative ize that’s an inconvenience The next item on the agenda road and lay people off you The three options presented position the lobby of the police so things like fingerprint- was a public hearing on the should at least have some op- were keeping the mil rate the station would be closed and so (continued on page 2) CLEARANCE SALE! Compression Stockings 333 Main Street, Calais, ME • 207-454-3100 • 800-734-7084 Tena • Youth Pants & Diapers Free Shipping for Prescriptions is Back! Check out our $1 Aisle! NOW IN STOCK! We accept ALL Insurances including Household • Health & Beauty Dr. Comfort AARP, WELLCARE, SILVERSCRIPTS ALL $1 EACH! Ortho Comfort Sandals THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESS! PAGE 2 Council Downeast LNG Moving Forward With Plans (continued from 1) For LNG Import/Export Terminal ing, sex offender registration, and Downeast LNG (DELNG) the Federal Energy Regulatory of firm gas pipeline capac- drug take back, announced today that it is Commission (FERC) for its ity, thereby supporting the probably what we planning to develop a bi-direc- originally proposed regasifica- construction of new pipelines would do is once tional LNG facility at its pro- tion project. to the region and increasing a month, maybe posed location in Robbinston, Although the proposed bi- market liquidity. DELNG the third Thurs- Maine, meaning that it will be directional facility will require will also release up to 20 days day we would be able to handle both the import modifications to the current of pipeline capacity annually open from 8-12 for and export of natural gas. The site plan, much of the facility to New England consumers people to do those proposed project will have the will remain the same. on the coldest winter days to things. ability to liquefy 2 million tons The reconfigured DELNG increase gas supply, thereby The services that of LNG (270 mmcfd of gas) project will retain one LNG reducing high winter spot gas were provided by per year or regasify 10mmcfd storage tank, pier, regasifica- prices in the region. the office will fall to of LNG, as market conditions tion equipment and natural gas Based upon a recently up- the chief to handle. warrant. pipeline as currently proposed, dated economic impact study And other officers “Our project will bring adding liquefaction capacity to by Professor Todd Gabe of who have been help- much-needed jobs and eco- the current design. The esti- the University of Maine, the ing out with other nomic development to Maine,” mated cost of constructing the project generates significant duties will contin- said DELNG president and facility is $1.3 to 1.4 billion. economic benefits. These in- ue to do so. Sev- founder Dean Girdis. “Having DELNG will offer up to 2 mil- clude: eral people stood a bi-directional7209 facility Dixie will Hwy.lion tons •of LNGFairfield, per annum OH• Over 45014-5596 the three-year con- up and voiced that give us the ability to respond beginningwww.mmi.us in 2019/2020 to struction period, the proposed they were ok with to market conditions and cus- LNG buyers through a tolling LNG terminal will generate on the increase to the tomer needs while increasing model. As compared to other average 2,350 full- and part- mil rate if it meant keeping an officer Mayor Marianne Moore presents former the supply of natural gas in the LNG projects proposed in the time jobs and labor income City Manager Diane Barnes with a plaque state, whether we are import- U.S., DELNG will offer LNG of $375 million. An estimated including Councilor thanking her for her seven years of service ing or exporting, ” buyers an opportunity to ac- 1,100 construction jobs will be Alan Dwelley. to the City of Calais. (Photo by Kaileigh The DELNG project, which cess Canadian and USA gas employed annually during its Alan Dwelley: I Deacon). DATE: _________________May 8, 2014 wasWe first are proposed sending in 2005, ___ 1reserves, page(s) with gas including committed construction.this cover page. don’t mind pay- received in May of 2014 a under a fixed price contract. • After the proposed LNG ing a little extra to keep our Ordinance, and the ATV or- positive Final Environmental DELNG plans to submit its terminal is completed, the per- public safety people on the dinance. Public hearings on TO: Sweeties Downeast Impact Statement (FEIS) from FROM:FTA and non-FTAJohn Snyderexport manent statewide impact of its streets. changes to these ordinances requests with the DOE and annual operations—including The Municipal budget passed will be held. Attn: Lisa enter the pre-filingMerchant process Mapsmultiplier (MMI) effects—will be with a vote of four to three The Council approved the with FERC within a month. an estimated $68.0 million in without an increase in the mil outdoor family movie nights as Email: [email protected] DELNG hopesFax: to begin 513-874-0800 con- output, 337 full- and part-time rate and a cut of $173,000 to well as the requests for sewer struction in Tel:2016 and1-800-322-6277 looks jobs, and $21.6 million Ext.