Launch critics cite `bad attitude' ; The state hasn't taken into account the environmental impact of the Mere Point plan, the project's foes say.

From: Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME) | Date: March 30, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

DENNIS HOEY Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
03-30-2005
Launch critics cite `bad attitude' ; The state hasn't taken into account the environmental impact of the Mere Point plan, the project's foes say.
Byline: DENNIS HOEY Staff Writer
Edition: Coast
Section: Local & State

BRUNSWICK --

Opponents of a plan for a public boat launch on Mere Point took aim at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on Tuesday, saying the department has miscalculated the impact the project would have on the coastal environment and on residents of the area. Matthew Manahan, a Portland-based ...

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