Two years since we all met!
Here's to celebrating the beauty of life outside of the city.
Yes, it was just two years ago that many of you in these tiny towns in central Maine realized your land had been targeted for a major high voltage transmission line. Six months later, the procurement for that transmission line was canceled.
And yet, I realize, and perhaps you do too, that what makes the rural life special, makes farmland possible, is sometimes (often?) at odds with what the more populous cities and urbanites want and need.
Reposting from Tanya at Landowner’s Voice: Preserve Rural Maine is now two years old. This organization is special because it is made up of members who live in rural places, who want to protect these places against development and industrial energy infrastructure.
Membership at Preserve Rural Maine is free.
Becoming a member allows the organization to tell the public and the politicians: “We have this many members—and they are listening to a message that describes how we can protect rural landscapes and cultures.”
The more members PRM has, the more legitimate it is in the eyes of the public and the politicians.
It is the only organization I’m aware of that is aimed at preserving Maine rural landscapes and cultures in the face of urban energy drain.