Plum Creek Concept Plan Proposal for the ...
Plum Creek Concept Plan Proposal for the Moosehead Lake Region (GOAT Tracking #39574 and #40884) – Updated 12/05/2008
Index of the Administrative Record for Zoning Petition ZP 707
[2008 Content] [Filings by Intervenors and Interested Persons] [Review Agencies] [Tier 2]
This index of the administrative record contains a LURC staff summary of all application materials submitted by the petitioner; materials submitted by Intervenors and Interested Persons; review agency comments; final analysis from LURC staff; Freedom of Information Act requests; written correspondence between LURC, government agencies, and/or the petitioner; and other information received from the petitioner. The index does not include public comments (which are available for public viewing in a separate file), non-substantive correspondence, news articles, documents associated with contracting services, or working drafts of memos or analyses. Highlighted items are available in electronic format only.
This index is updated periodically by LURC staff, as time allows. The index is believed to be complete as of its most recent update and is made available to the public for its convenience. Given the volume of materials, LURC cannot guarantee its accuracy.
All materials listed in this index are available for public inspection at LURC's Augusta office (18 Elkins Lane, Harlow Building - 4th floor, Augusta, Maine). If you wish to view any of these materials, please contact LURC's main office in Augusta (call 207-287-2631 or e-mail LURC@) for an appointment.
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2003 Content
12/01/2003 - P Pre-application meeting notes.
12/01/2004- P News articles and editorials.
Unknown Inventory and Ranking of the Key Resources of the Northern Forest Lands of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine (received from Brian Kent, Plum Creek).
Unknown Maine Natural Areas Program field surveys on Plum Creek lands in Maine, dated December 2001 (received from ??).
06/11/2001 Memorandum regarding access needs on Plum Creek land (Paul Johnson, IFW to Ralph Knoll, BPL).
07/10/2003 Letter regarding request for comments on Moosehead Project Comprehensive Land Management Plan/CLMP-Supplement (Fred Todd, LURC to Frank Dunlap, FPL).
10/30/2003 Analysis: Shoreland residential development baseline data – superseded (Fred Todd, LURC).
11/14/2003 Preliminary outline of concept plan proposal (Plum Creek).
11/18/2003 Sources of information for natural resource inventory (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/19/2003 Data for LURC permits for all townships within LURC jurisdiction – electronic file only: “2003-11-19 LURCPermitsByTown.xls” (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/25/2003 Lakes in Plum Creek ownership (Plum Creek).
12/02/2003 Overview of Plum Creek northern tier ownership (Aga Pinette, LURC)
12/08/2003 Preliminary draft of concept plan proposal (Jeff Selser, Plum Creek).
2004 Content
01/14/2004 Analysis: Fee acquisition priorities for Plum Creek Ownership (Ralph Knoll, BPL).
01/17/2004 FOIA request and related materials (Jym St. Pierre).
02/19/2004 List of existing camps within the plan area (Plum Creek).
06/01/2004 Analysis: Shoreland residential development baseline data – superseded (Fred Todd, LURC).
09/16/2004 Data for LURC permits for all townships within LURC jurisdiction, Nov 2003 – Sept 2004 – electronic file only: “2004-09-16 LURCPermitsByTown_1103-0904.xls” (Aga Pinette, LURC).
09/20/2004 Analysis: Development baseline summary - superseded (Fred Todd, LURC).
10/26/2004 First Roach Pond lot sales by buyer’s state of residence (Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek).
10/27/2004 Report: “Greenville at the Crossroads” dated 03/17/2002 (John Simko, Greenville Town Manager).
11/05/2004 Talking points: Improvements to draft Plum Creek concept plan for their gateway lands (LURC/DOC staff meeting – DOC staff).
11/17/2004 Talking points: Evaluating the balance criterion for lake concept plans (LURC/Plum Creek meeting – Aga Pinette).
11/19/2004 Analysis: Development baseline summary (Fred Todd, LURC).
12/06/2004 Proposed revised development baseline summary and data (Alison Truesdale, Plum Creek).
12/06/2004 Data for LURC permits within the region and new residential construction (Alison Truesdale, Plum Creek).
12/07/2004 Maine Census 2000 population data – electronic file only “2004-12-07 MEcensus2000.xls” (Fred Todd, LURC).
12/09/2004 Draft of proposed M-FM zoning framework and comparison of uses allowed within existing M-GN subdistrict and proposed M-FM zone (Jeff Selser, Plum Creek).
12/09/2004 Memorandum regarding use of restrictive zoning to accomplish long-term conservation (Jeff Selser, Plum Creek to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
12/13/2004 Press release: Plum Creek announces timberland purchase and comprehensive resource plan for its lands in Maine’s Greenville and Rockwood areas (Jim Lehner, Plum Creek).
12/16/2004 Analysis: Net present value sketch (Henry Whittemore, MFS).
12/20/2004 Northeast resort research (Brian Kent, Plum Creek).
12/22/2004 Letter from Rick Holly of Plum Creek to Governor Baldacci (cc: Catherine Carroll, LURC).
12/27/2004 Proposed Table of Contents for Plum Creek concept plan with LURC comments (Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/30/2004 Data for additional water bodies acquired by Plum Creek (Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek).
2005 Content
01/06/2005 Memorandum regarding LURC’s economic assessment needs (Aga Pinette, LURC to Tom Walker, Industrial Economics Inc).
01/06/2005 Fermata slideshow presentation and background information on resorts (Dan Lewis, DECD).
01/07/2005 Topographic maps of proposed development areas (Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek).
01/24/2005 Memorandum on restrictive zoning and long-term conservation (Amy Mills, AG to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
01/28/2005 Analysis: Location of residential development (Aga Pinette, LURC).
02/14/2005 Analysis: Location of residential development – summary map and baseline data (Aga Pinette, LURC).
02/14/2005 Summary of proposal changes made in response to LURC and stakeholder feedback (Brian Kent, Plum Creek).
02/15/2005 Draft proposal summary (Brian Kent, Plum Creek).
02/16/2005 Letter regarding update on progress with application materials (Mike Yeager, Plum Creek to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
02/18/2005 Analysis: Development Baseline Evaluation – also available in electronic file “2005-02-18 PC_baseline_Feb2005_FWT.xls” (Fred Todd, LURC).
02/23/2005 Talking points: Buildout analysis, location of development, evaluating balance, issues of significant concern (LURC/Plum Creek meeting – Aga Pinette).
03/03/2005 Letter regarding response to LURC’s economic assessment needs (Tom Walker, Industrial Economics Inc. to Aga Pinette, LURC).
03/10/2005 Proposed buildout analysis (Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek).
03/16/2005 Draft summary of process for LURC’s review of Plum Creek’s proposal (Aga Pinette, LURC).
03/21/2005 List of townships with Plum Creek ownership (Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek).
03/24/2005 Memorandum on restrictive zoning and long-term conservation (Jeff Selser, Plum Creek to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
03/28/2005 Draft summary of process for LURC’s review of Plum Creek’s proposal and Draft Notice of Filing (Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/05/2005 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek (received 04/05/2005):
▪ Letter from James K. Lehner, Plum Creek, to Catherine Carroll, LURC.
▪ Petition for Rezoning and associated exhibits.
▪ Concept Plan draft entitled “Resource Plan for Plum Creek’s Gateway Lands in the Moosehead Lake Region”.
▪ Electronic CD of “Resource Plan” ver. 04/05/2005 in Adobe PDF format.
▪ Electronic CD of “Resource Plan” ver. 04/05/2005 in MS Word format.
04/06/2005 Memorandum to interested parties regarding receipt of petition for rezoning to implement a concept plan in the Moosehead Lake region (Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/06/2005 General information sheet posted with application materials at public viewing sites – superseded by 04/27/2006 version (Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/11/2006 Fact sheet summarizing the proposed concept plan, distributed to interested parties with CD of the 04/05/2005 version (Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/12/2005 Letter regarding correction of application materials to reflect proposal as a concept plan instead of a resource plan (Catherine Carroll, LURC to Jim Lehner, Plum Creek).
04/14/2005 Background information about the Forest Society of Maine (Alan Hutchinson, FSM)
04/15/2005 Memorandum regarding agreement on how to address the application as a Concept Plan and including a copy of the corrected title page (James K. Lehner, Plum Creek, to Fred Todd and Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/19/2005 Corrected application materials submitted by Plum Creek (received 04/19/2005):
▪ Letter from James K. Lehner, Plum Creek, to Catherine Carroll, LURC.
▪ Concept Plan draft entitled “Resource Plan for Plum Creek’s Gateway Lands in the Moosehead Lake Region”.
▪ Electronic CD of “Resource Plan” ver. 04/15/2005 in Adobe PDF format.
04/19/2005 General information sheet posted with application materials at public viewing sites (Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/19/2005 Memorandum to interested parties regarding receipt of corrected application materials (Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/19/2005 Letter regarding clarification of LURC’s position as to whether Plum Creek should host/attend informational meetings with interested groups (Aga Pinette, LURC to Jim Lehner, Plum Creek).
04/26/2005 Memorandum to Commission regarding vision for Moosehead Region and review of Plum Creek proposal (Fred Todd, LURC).
04/27/2005 Letter and associated materials regarding conducting independent analysis of the benefits and costs of large-scale development in the Northern Forest by OSI (Peter Howell, OSI to Aga Pinette, LURC).
05/24/2005 Letter regarding restrictive zoning and long-term conservation (Jeff Selser, Plum Creek to Amy Mills, AG).
05/26/2005 Roadless areas in the Moosehead Lake region (Aga Pinette, LURC).
06/07/2005 Letter and associated materials regarding providing consulting services to LURC for the Plum Creek application review process (Douglas Ofiara, ORA to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
06/10/2005 Hand-out from Ian Burnes of the Northern Forest Alliance, dated May 10, 2005 (Steve Spencer, DOC).
06/15/2005 Letter regarding estimated $215,444 processing fee for designated extraordinary projects (Catherine Carroll, LURC to Jim Lehner, Plum Creek).
06/28/2005 Letter regarding submittal of $107,722.00, half of the estimated processing fee for designated extraordinary projects, in response to 06/15/2005 letter from LURC (Jim Lehner, Plum Creek to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
06/29/2005 Memorandum regarding meeting on June 23, 2005 (Catherine Carroll, LURC to Patrick McGowan, DOC and Severin Beliveau, Virginia Davis and Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek).
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07/22/2005 Memorandum to interested parties regarding announcement of August 2005 issues scoping sessions (Aga Pinette, LURC).
07/22/2005 Background publications distributed to the public in preparation for the August 2005 issues scoping sessions:
▪ Announcement of Public Scoping Sessions (07/22/2005).
▪ Additional Information about Upcoming Issues Scoping Sessions (08/04/2005).
▪ An Overview of LURC’s Review and Decision-Making Process for the Plum Creek Concept Plan Proposal (08/04/2005).
▪ Criteria for Approval of Concept Plans (03/18/2005).
▪ Fact sheet summarizing the proposed concept plan (04/11/2005 updated August 2005).
▪ Moosehead Lake Region Map (August 2005).
07/29/2005 Letter regarding preliminary identification of application deficiencies, including request for $80,280 application fee (Aga Pinette, LURC, to Jim Lehner, Plum Creek).
08/02/2005 Letter providing notification that Plum Creek has changed its principal contact to Virginia Davis (Jim Lehner, Plum Creek, to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
08/04/2005 Letter regarding correction to preliminary deficiency letter, dated 07/29/2005, related to soils information (Aga Pinette, LURC, to Jim Lehner, Plum Creek).
08/04/2005 Press release and memorandum to interested parties announcing August 2004 public scoping sessions and providing additional details about the sessions (Aga Pinette, LURC).
08/05/2005 E-mail correspondence in response to LURC’s July 29, 2005, deficiency letter and submittal of evidence of Notice of Filing (Michael K. Mahoney, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek, to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Various preliminary correspondence with LURC staff on 04/07/2005, regarding the draft notice of filing.
▪ Plum Creek 04/07/2005 submittal of draft notice of filing for review by LURC staff.
▪ LURC staff 04/07/2005 approval of draft notice, as edited.
▪ Plum Creek 04/07/2005 submittal to LURC of final notice of filing.
▪ Miscellaneous 04/08/2005, e-mail correspondence with LURC staff regarding additional persons to be notified by certified mail.
▪ Plum Creek 04/11/2005 submittal of Notification Report to LURC listing the names of publications that published the notice of filing and persons who received notice by certified mail, and associated correspondence with LURC.
▪ Plum Creek submittal of Application Certification signed by James K. Lehner, dated 04/11/2005.
08/09/2005 Letter enclosing documents as part of the application materials (James K. Lehner, Plum Creek, to Catherine Carroll, LURC):
▪ Summary of Economic Impacts report.
▪ Estimated Economic Impacts of Implementing the Proposed Plum Creek Rezoning Plan in the Moosehead Lake Area, by Charles S. Colgan (dated August 2005).
▪ Preliminary Phosphorus Evaluation for Select Watersheds of the Concept Plan for Plum Creek’s Gateway Lands in the Moosehead Region, by DeLuca-Hoffman Associates, Inc. (dated 07/30/2005).
08/15/2005 Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife GIS biological data of the plan area (Richard Dressler, MDIFW, to Sarah Giffen, LURC).
09/02/2005 Letter informing LURC that the Forest Society of Maine is interested in being considered as the holder of conservation easements related to Plum Creek’s petition, and including a summary of FSM’s qualifications related to LURC’s conservation easement holder guidelines (Alan Hutchinson, Forest Society of Maine, to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
10/17/2005 Eastern Moosehead Region Snowmobile Trail Map, September 2005 (Karin Tilberg, DOC to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/17/2005 100-Mile Wilderness Study: “Procedures for Evaluating the Potential Regional Economic Impacts of Conservation Lands in the 100-Mile Wilderness Region” – Final Report, August 17, 2005 (Aga Pinette).
10/31/2005 Issues scoping summary document (Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/31/2005 Memorandum to interested parties regarding availability of issues scoping summary document (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/09/2005 E-mail correspondence confirming LURC staff meeting with local and regional economic development group representatives regarding economic development issues, scheduled for November 17, 2005 (Aga Pinette, LURC to local and regional groups).
11/09/2005 E-mail correspondence confirming LURC staff meeting with state agency representatives regarding economic development issues, scheduled for November 22, 2005 (Aga Pinette, LURC to state agencies).
11/10/2005 Slide show presentation by NRCM, presented in South Paris on November 10, 2005 (received from Diano Circo, NRCM).
11/14/2005 Letter and map identifying preliminary “working draft” ecological data (Robert Bryan, MAS to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/16/2005 Letter regarding follow-up to 11/8/2005 meeting related to preliminary deficiencies (Aga Pinette, LURC, to Virginia Davis, Plum Creek).
11/17/2005 Agenda and sign-up sheet from LURC staff meeting with local and regional groups regarding economic development issues (Aga Pinette, LURC) and economic development-related information presented to LURC staff during the meeting:
▪ Why We Are Here: Assorted Statistics of Piscataquis County (Mark Scarano, PCEDC).
▪ Presentation to Commission on economic development in Piscataquis County, May 4, 2005 (Mark Scarano, PCEDC).
▪ Piscataquis County historical commuting statistics (Mark Scarano, PCEDC).
▪ Historical loss of population in the Moosehead Lake region (Mark Scarano, PCEDC).
▪ Poverty in Maine – 2003: Piscataquis County, Margaret Chase Smith Center (Mark Scarano, PCEDC).
▪ Executive Summary: Strategic Plan for the Maine Nature Tourism Initiative, Fermata (Mark Scarano, PCEDC).
▪ Fermata’s assessment of high-ranking nature tourism sites in the Maine Highlands region (Mark Scarano, PCEDC).
▪ Travel and Tourism in Maine: The 2004 Visitor Study Management Report – Overnight Marketable Trip Profile, Longwoods International (Mark Scarano, PCEDC).
▪ A Plan for Economic Development in Piscataquis County, Maine, 2004 – 2005 (Mark Scarano, PCEDC).
▪ Revised UT Cost-Sharing Proposal for Regional Infrastructure, dated November 7, 2005 (John Simko, Greenville Town Manager).
▪ Greenville at the Crossroads: The Dire Need to Grow Our Population and To Enrich Our Community , dated April 12, 2002 (John Simko, Greenville Town Manager).
11/17/2005 Greenville property tax maps and lot sale values for the Rum Ridge development (Greenville Town Office to Aga Pinette, LURC); notes and maps from staff site visit to Beaver Cove (Evan Richert, LURC consultant).
11/17/2005 Information presented to LURC staff during a November 17, 2005, meeting with the Moosehead Region Futures Committee:
▪ Letter and attachment regarding Moosehead Region Futures Committee’s efforts toward identifying core values, traditions, and hopes for the future, dated November 14, 2005 (MRFC to Plum Creek).
▪ “Once Unique, Soon a Place Like Any Other”, Newsweek article dated November 14, 2005 (James Glavine, MRFC).
11/23/2005 Report regarding the cost of suburbanization, entitled “Analysis of Per Capita Expenditures of Suburbanizing Communities in Maine” (Catherine Reilly, SPO to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/02/2005 Letter and attached information regarding the Natural Resource Education Center (Eric Ward, NREC to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/03/2005 Tourism development research documents – Piscataquis County, Maine Highlands(Roger Merchant, University of Maine Cooperative Extension to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Potential for Expanded Dog-Powered Activities in Piscataquis County, Maine, Eastern Maine Development Corporation, June 2005.
▪ Tourism Attitudes: Four Communities in Piscataquis County, Maine; University of Maine Cooperative Extension, PowerPoint slides.
▪ Eight Recommendations for a County Tourism Implementation Plan for 2006,Piscataquis Tourism Task Force, draft December 5, 2005.
12/06/2005 Tourism development research documents - Piscataquis County, Maine Highlands (Roger Merchant, University of Maine Cooperative Extension to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Opportunity Assessment for Increased Nature-Based Tourism for Maine Sporting Camps and Guides, Eastern Maine Development Corporation, June 2005.
▪ Procedures for Evaluating the Potential Regional Economic Impacts of Conservation Lands in the 100-Mile Wilderness Region, University of Maine, August 17, 2005.
▪ Tourism Marketing Strategy – Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties, The Moosehead-Katahdin Region, LDR International, September 2000.
12/06/2005 Maine Sporting Camps Association survey results (Phil Savignano, Maine Office of Tourism to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/12/2005 Talking points: LURC staff comments regarding revised Plum Creek proposal (LURC staff/Plum Creek meeting).
12/29/2005 Letter in response to LURC’s 11/16/ 2005 follow-up deficiency letter and submittal of application materials (Virginia E. Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek, to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Application fee of $80,280.00, paid to “Treasurer State of Maine”.
▪ Letters to officials requesting evaluation of impacts and services.
▪ Exhibit G: Conformance with easement holder guidelines.
2006 Content
01/04/2006 Copy of check for $20,823.04 – billed portion of processing fee (Plum Creek).
02/01/2006 Notes and handouts from LURC staff meeting with TNC.
02/03/2006 Letter regarding follow-up to 01/13/2006 meeting regarding the status of Plum Creek’s concept plan proposal (Aga Pinette, LURC, to Virginia Davis, Plum Creek).
02/16/2006 Letter regarding Plum Creek’s response to the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Greenville letter received 02/03/2006 (Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek to Board of Selectmen, Town of Greenville).
02/22/2006 E-mail correspondence and abstract for an oral presentation at the Maine Water Conference, related to minnow species diversity in northern Maine woodland lakes – potential effects of proposed large-scale human development (David Halliwell, DEP, to LURC).
03/09/2006 Summary of OSI’s economic analysis of Plum Creek’s proposal (printed online, ).
03/14/2006 Publication entitled “A Vision for the Moosehead Lake Region: Building Community, Conserving Natural Resources, Protecting Maine’s Heritage and Future” and associated press release from NRCM (NRCM to LURC).
03/15/2006 Publications from OSI and Industrial Economics, Inc. (Jerry Bley, c/o OSI, to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Baseline Development Scenario for the Plum Creek Moosehead Project Lands – Discussion Paper No. 1 (draft, dated 03/15/2006).
▪ Plum Creek Financial Model – Discussion Paper No. 2 (draft, dated 03/15/2006).
03/30/2006 Correspondence and associated information from TNC, as a follow-up to meeting on 02/01/2006 (Josh Royte, TNC, to Ron Kreisman and Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Landscape connectivity, fragmentation and the prioritization of roadless forest lands.
▪ Summary: Maine Lake Classification, Condition Assessment, and Initial Portfolio Prioritization.
▪ Maine Forest Ecosystems in the Northern Appalachian/Acadian Ecoregion.
▪ Determining the Size of Eastern Forest Reserves.
03/30/2006 Memo to file and original letter and e-mail correspondence regarding returning of the Maine Woods Coalition map entitled “Development Restricted by Ownership Status or Environmental Regulation”, received by LURC on 05/10/2005 (returned on 03/30/2006 by LURC to William Jarvis, Maine Woods Coalition).
03/31/2006 Press release from TNC regarding conservation framework (printed online, ).
04/10/2006? Newsletter clarifying the details of the conservation framework in response to a press release by TNC, AMC, and Forest Society of Maine.
04/24/2006 E-mail correspondence and attached draft plan summary and statistical information (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek, to Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/25/2006 Letter providing background and thoughts on the conservation framework (Mike Tetreault, TNC, to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
04/27/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek – supersede materials received 04/05/2005 and 04/19/2005:
▪ Letter from James K. Lehner, Plum Creek, to Catherine Carroll, LURC.
▪ Summary entitled “The Plum Creek Plan in Perspective”
▪ Petition for Rezoning and associated exhibits, including Notice of Filing documentation, concept plan draft entitled “Plan Description” and appendices (4 volumes).
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, the following documents received on 04/27/2006 are incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials:
← Application fee
← Notice of filing
← Exhibit B: Right, Title and Interest
← Part IX: Inventory
← Appendix Q: LURC Shorefront Buildout Analysis for Plum Creek Moosehead Project Lands (resubmitted as Appendix B of April 27, 2007 filing)
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04/28/2006 Memorandum to interested parties regarding receipt of new petition for rezoning and summarizing how to view or get copies of the application materials, the Commission’s review process, and submitting public comments (Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/28/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek – supersede materials received 04/05/2005 and 04/19/2005 (received 04/28/2006):
▪ 1 master electronic CD of application materials in Adobe PDF format (this is the version posted on LURC’s web site), ver. 04/27/2006.
▪ 200 electronic CDs of application materials in Adobe PDF format (for public distribution – mailed to all interested parties who received prior application version on CD).
▪ One copy of Plum Creek brochure entitled “A legacy for Moosehead: You Spoke. We Listened.”
05/01/2006 E-mail correspondence with attachment identifying proof of legal notice from Bangor Daily News Classifieds (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek, to Aga Pinette, LURC).
05/04/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek – supersede materials received 04/05/2005 and 04/19/2005 (received 05/04/2006):
▪ Exhibit B: Right, Title and Interest (2 volumes).
05/05/2006 E-mail correspondence regarding logistics and information requests from LURC (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek, to Aga Pinette, LURC).
05/05/2006 E-mail correspondence regarding the Bureau of Park and Land’s work with Florida Power and Light Co. on drafting a conservation easement for land surrounding Indian Pond and the East Outlet of Moosehead Lake (Kathy Eickenberg, BPL, to Aga Pinette, LURC).
05/08/2006 Documents related to the Bureau of Park and Land’s work with Florida Power and Light Co. on drafting a conservation easement for land surrounding Indian Pond and the East Outlet of Moosehead Lake (Kathy Eickenberg, BPL, to Aga Pinette, LURC).
▪ Excerpts from Recreation Plan for the Indian Pond Project (FERC No. 2142).
▪ Deed Indenture, Harris (Indian Pond) Hydro Project.
▪ Excerpts from Indian Pond Project Settlement Offer.
▪ Indian Pond Project Shoreline Management Plan, dated 01/17/2003.
▪ Map of Indian Pond project – also available in electronic file “2006-05-08 FERCIndianPond_KEickenberg.pdf”
05/10/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek – supersede materials received 04/05/2005 and 04/19/2005 (received 05/10/2006):
▪ 200 copies of the Concept Plan Summary Map (for public distribution).
05/18/2006 E-mail correspondence relating to questions about Moose River Number Five Bog portion of the conservation framework and the Land for Maine’s Future role, including a draft map of the Number Five Bog area (Ron Kreisman, consultant to LURC, to Steve Brooke and Tim Glidden, SPO/LMF).
05/25/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek:
▪ 1 CD of electronic GIS data.
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, the GIS data received on 05/25/2006 are incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
▪ 20 large detail maps.
05/25/2006 Correspondence and supplemental materials regarding an application to the Maine Forest Legacy Committee regarding the Moosehead Legacy easement.
05/30/2006 Letter identifying Plum Creek’s response to comments raised by the public regarding its Conservation Framework (Virginia E. Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek, to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, this document dated 05/26/2006 and received on 05/30/2006 is incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
05/31/2006 LMF conservation easement drafting guidelines (Tim Glidden, SPO).
06/01/2006 FOIA request and response from Catherine Carroll, along with forwarded materials relating to the petitioner’s Conservation Framework (John Richardson, Portland Press Herald).
06/05/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek:
▪ 1 CD of select application materials in MS Word format (specifically, Plan Description and Appendices D-L).
06/06/2006 GIS data of TNC’s Plan Area Assessment, with explanatory materials – GIS data available in electronic file only, housed in folder entitled “2006-06-06 TNCAssessment” (Dan Coker, TNC to Ellen Jackson, LURC):
▪ E-mail correspondence from Dan Coker.
▪ Rapid Assessment of Conservancy Priorities within the Plum Creek Resource Plan, Moosehead Lake Region, dated January 2006.
▪ GIS metadata.
06/09/2006 Letter and attachments regarding Plum Creek’s responsibilities under the Forest Practices Act and its bearing on LURC’s deliberations about the location of, or conditions for, development within the plan area (Alec Giffen, MFS, to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
06/12/2006 FOIA request and response from Patrick McGowan, along with materials forwarded by LURC and the DOC Commissioner’s Office relating to Plum Creek violations of the Forest Practices Act and LURC standards (Nicholas Bennett, NRCM). Note: Other agencies within DOC were also FOIA’d – individual agency responses were not copied to LURC and are therefore not included here.
06/19/2006 Press release from the Maine Forest Service regarding the closeout of a settlement agreement with Plum Creek for Forest Practices Act Violations.
06/23/2006 Letter summarizing application materials that have not been submitted to date by Plum Creek and stating intention to file certain materials within three weeks (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
06/26/2006 Letter regarding reference to the Conservation Framework within Plum Creek’s petition, with attached correspondence from Plum Creek, NRCM, MAS, and Moosehead Region Futures Committee (Catherine Carroll, LURC to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek).
06/29/2006 Letter regarding identification of application deficiencies within Plum Creek’s petition, with attachments (Aga Pinette, LURC to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek).
06/29/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Appendix P: Legal Standards
▪ Appendix R: Erosion Control Plan (referenced in page VII-2 of the Plan Description)
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, Appendix R: Erosion Control Plan received on 06/29/2006 is incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
▪ Revised Index for Appendix Volume D-R
07/13/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Half of estimated processing fee: $141,395.00 (copy of check and cover letter)
07/18/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek:
▪ 50 electronic CDs of application materials in Adobe PDF format (for public distribution), version 04/27/2006.
07/25/2006 Facsimile of contact information/sign-up sheets from LURC staff meetings with certain state and federal review agencies (Aga Pinette, LURC, to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek).
07/26/2006 Letter regarding follow-up to July 19, 2006, meeting related to application deficiencies within Plum Creek’s petition (Aga Pinette, LURC to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek).
07/31/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Information regarding proposed resorts.
▪ CD of redlined version of proposed Land Use Standards.
▪ CD of GIS data: (1) proposed new and upgraded roads, and (2) existing and proposed utility lines, within proposed concept plan area.
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, the GIS data received on 07/31/2006 are incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
08/01/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Color paper copy of redlined version of proposed Land Use Standards.
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08/18/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Cover letter including affordable housing details and information supplementing GIS data received on 07/31/2006.
▪ Appendix B: Infrastructure and Community Impact Analysis by EMDC.
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, pages 62-97 of Appendix B: Infrastructure and Community Impact Analysis by EMDC received on 08/18/2006 are incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
▪ Appendix F: Form of Ski Trail Easement – Moosehead to Mahoosucs.
▪ Appendix H: Form of Conservation Easement for the Moosehead-Roach River (clean and redlined).
▪ Appendix I: Form of Conservation Easement for the Moosehead Legacy Areas (clean and redlined).
08/21/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Cover letter meant to accompany Appendix B: Infrastructure and Community Impact Analysis by EMDC, received 08/18/2006.
08/24/2006 Letter clarifying that Appendix F (Form of Ski Trail Easement – Moosehead to Mahoosucs ) received 08/18/2006 is Plum Creek’s proposed language and, as negotiations are ongoing, the form of the easement may need to be revised (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
08/24/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Electronic CD of Appendix P (Legal Standards) and Appendix R (Erosion Control Plan).
08/25/2006 List of (1) subdivision permits and (2) building permits for new dwellings approved by LURC, from 01/01/2000 to 12/31/2005, within the 29 minor civil divisions encompassing Plum Creek's proposed concept plan area, forwarded to Plum Creek in response to e-mail request (Aga Pinette, LURC to Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty).
08/30/2006 Materials and correspondence related to meeting with the Moosehead Region Futures Committee and representatives of the Moosehead Mapping Collaborative.
▪ Meeting agenda.
▪ MRFC mission statement and steering committee members.
▪ ‘Citizen Solutions’
▪ Map and map interpretation of ‘Citizen Solutions’, with cover letter (Wendy Weiger, MRFC, to Catherine Carroll, LURC, received 07/21/2006).
▪ MRFC comments evaluating Plum Creek’s proposal (James Glavine, MRFC, to Catherine Carroll, LURC, received 08/23/2006).
▪ Moosehead Mapping Collaborative (Bryan Wentzell, AMC, to Aga Pinette, LURC, received 08/17/2006).
▪ E-mail correspondence to schedule LURC-MRFC meeting and set agenda (July – August 2006).
09/15/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Paper copy and electronic CD of GIS metadata (submitted 05/25/2006 and 07/31/2006).
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, this document received on 09/15/2006 is incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
09/21/2006 Letter regarding the status of application deficiencies, summary of information requests and anticipated LURC project review timeline (Aga Pinette, LURC to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek).
10/03/2006 Letters confirming submittal of electronic form of application materials to review agencies (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/06/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic CD form, per request in letter to Plum Creek dated 09/21/2006 (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Road and utility line maps.
▪ Rationale for model easement deviations.
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, the rationale for model easement deviations received on 10/06/2006 is incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
▪ Resort envelope legal authority.
▪ List of Plum Creek contractor information.
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, the list of Plum Creek contractor information received on 10/06/2006 is incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
10/12/2006 E-mail correspondence and draft announcement on Coastal Enterprises, Inc., (CEI) affordable housing project in the Moosehead Lake region, entitled “CEI’s Northern Heritage Development Fund for small business and affordable housing gets boost from Plum Creek” (Ron Phillips, President, CEI to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
10/13/2006 Letter regarding the establishment of wellhead protection for Plum Creek’s proposed resort envelopes (Elizabeth A. Champeon, S.W. Cole Engineering c/o Plum Creek to Andrews Tolman, DWP).
10/13/2006 Letters confirming submittal of paper form of application materials to review agencies (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/16/2006 Memorandum to Governor Baldacci summarizing the status of Plum Creek’s petition (Patrick McGowan, DOC, to Governor John Baldacci).
10/18/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek per request in letter to Plum Creek dated 09/21/2006:
▪ 14 revised Detail Maps, in paper and electronic CD form (Sonja Belanger PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
▪ Updated GIS data and metadata reflecting new and revised information on the Detail Maps, in electronic CD form (Sonja Belanger PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
▪ Moosehead Lake build-out map, in paper form, entitled “Land Use by Developability – Draft map by Kevin Bunker 10.9.06.” (Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/19/2006 Memorandum, meeting notes and referenced materials from Plum Creek’s 10/04/2006 meeting with representatives of U.S. FWS, U.S. ACE, U.S. EPA, and Woodlot Alternatives (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, this document dated 10/18/2006 and received on 10/19/2006 is incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
10/20/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic CD form, per request in letter to Plum Creek dated 09/21/2006 (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Affordable housing details.
▪ Flexibility/LURC commitments.
▪ LURC commitments clarification.
▪ Residential and resort envelope development “caps” summary.
▪ Revised Table 4, Part VII, Plan Description.
▪ Wetlands delineations and subdivision roads.
▪ Revised errata sheet for Plan Document.
10/23/2006 Facsimile of TNC’s Press Release entitled “TNC and Plum Creek Sign Agreement to Permanently Conserve Nearly 345,000 Acres in Northern Maine” (Mike Tetreault, TNC to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/24/2006 Letter presenting a work plan for a photolinear evaluation and bedrock mapping at proposed resort areas (Elizabeth A. Champeon, S.W. Cole Engineering, c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/25/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic CD form, per request in letter to Plum Creek dated 09/21/2006 (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Memorandum of Agreement between Plum Creek and TNC regarding the lands subject to the Conservation Framework.
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, this document received on 10/25/2006 is incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
10/27/2006 Letter submitting 12 additional paper copies of select application materials to LURC (Sonja S. Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/27/2006 Assessment by Mark Anderson concerning the feasibility of evaluating the potential impacts of Plum Creek’s proposal on recreational resources, with a focus on opportunities for primitive recreation.
▪ Report entitled, “Issues to be considered in estimating the effects on primitive recreation of the Plum Creek concept plan for the Moosehead region” (received 10/27/2006).
11/03/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek, in paper form, in response to MFS request for Plum Creek to document how it will remain in compliance with the FPA as it relates to the concept plan proposal (Jim Lehner, Plum Creek to Catherine Carroll, LURC):
▪ Maps showing areas where separation zones overlap proposed development envelopes.
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, the letter received on 11/03/2006 documenting how Plum Creek will remain in compliance with the FPA is incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials. The maps received on 11/03/2006 are not incorporated by reference, as they were superceded by maps filed on 06/18/2007.
11/06/2006 E-mail correspondence regarding the status of information requests identified in 09/21/2006 correspondence, a summary of additional information requests, and a summary of LURC staff and consultant understanding of the purpose of LURC’s layout and design standards for subdivisions contained in Section 10.25,Q,3,b (Aga Pinette, LURC to Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek, and Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek).
11/06/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek, in electronic CD form, per request from MDIFW (Carlisle J. Tuggey, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Cover type maps.
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, the cover type maps received on 11/06/2006 are incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
11/14/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic CD form, per request in e-mail to Plum Creek dated 11/06/2006 (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Composite of revised detail maps.
11/21/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic CD form, per request in letter to Plum Creek dated 09/21/2006, and related correspondence between Plum Creek’s legal counsel and the Office of the Attorney General, received 11/17/2006 (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Purchase and Sale Agreement between Plum Creek and TNC regarding the lands subject to the Conservation Framework.
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, this Purchase and Sale Agreement received on 11/21/2006 is incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
11/28/2006 Maps of MDIFW identified deer yards in comparison to location of proposed development envelopes (Catherine Johnson, NRCM to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/28/2006 Memorandum to interested parties regarding LURC’s acceptance for processing of the petition (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/28/2006 Materials related to staff meeting with representatives of the Maine Wilderness Guides Organization.
▪ Maine Wilderness Guides Organization’s Initial Comments on the Plum Creek revised Development Proposal.
▪ Brochure about the Maine Wilderness Guides Organization.
12/01/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic CD form, per request in e-mail to Plum Creek dated 11/06/2006 (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Conservation easement comparison.
▪ LURC commitments clarification #2.
▪ Homeowner land use compliance.
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, this document received on 12/01/2006 is incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
▪ Map of the location of sporting camps within the Moosehead Lake region.
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, this map received on 12/01/2006 is incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
12/05/2006 Adjacency analysis of proposed residential and resort development envelopes, entitled “The Land Use Regulation Commission’s Adjacency Principle and Plum Creek’s Proposed Concept Plan Development” (Aga Pinette, LURC), including 11/16/2006 preliminary adjacency analysis submitted by Plum Creek via e-mail (Sonja Belanger, P PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/08/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic CD form, per request from MGS and DWP (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Photolinear evaluation and bedrock mapping report dated 11/30/2006 (replacement CD received 01/12/2007).
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, this report received on 12/08/2006 is incorporated by reference in to the April 27, 2007 application materials.
12/11/2006 Letter submitted by Plum Creek regarding Plum Creek’s justification of waiver of Section 10.25,Q,3, in response to LURC request in e-mail to Plum Creek dated 11/06/2006 (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, this letter received on 12/11/2006 is incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
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12/21/2006 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek in paper form (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Natural resources evaluation of proposed conservation lands (report prepared by Woodlot Alternatives, Inc., dated December 2006).
▪ Natural resources evaluation of proposed development lands (report prepared by Woodlot Alternatives, Inc., dated December 2006).
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, these reports received on 12/21/2006 are incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
12/22/2006 E-mail correspondence summarizing LURC information request to Plum Creek regarding the conservation framework, and including letter dated 12/14/2006 from MAS and NRCM requesting that the proposed conservation framework be deemed legally irrelevant to the concept plan proposed by Plum Creek (Aga Pinette, LURC, to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek).
2007 Content
01/03/2007 Commission Meeting: Staff request to authorize the scheduling of a public hearing and establish certain pre-hearing deadlines:
▪ January 3, 2007, Commission Meeting agenda.
▪ Staff Recommendation to Commission, dated 12/22/2006 (Catherine Carroll, LURC Director, to Commission Members).
▪ Letter regarding the timing of public hearings, dated 12/08/2006 (Jenn Burns c/o MAS and NRCM to Aga Pinette, LURC).
▪ E-mail correspondence regarding the timing of public hearings, dated 12/21/2006 (Albert Manville and Sandra Scholar of Sapling Twp, to Aga Pinette, LURC).
▪ Letter regarding additional information needed to adequately evaluate proposal, dated 01/03/2007 (submitted by Harrison Richardson c/o MAS and NRCM to Commission Members during meeting).
▪ Notice of Public Hearing.
01/04/2007 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek in electronic CD form, and originally submitted to LURC in paper form on 12/21/2006 (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Natural resources evaluation of proposed conservation lands (report prepared by Woodlot Alternatives, Inc., dated December 2006).
▪ Natural resources evaluation of proposed development lands (report prepared by Woodlot Alternatives, Inc., dated December 2006).
01/12/2007 Letter in response to 12/22/2006 LURC staff e-mail correspondence to Plum Creek related to the legal relevance of the proposed conservation framework (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette LURC).
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, this letter received on 01/12/2007 is incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
01/17/2007 Letter advising LURC that Plum Creek is contemplating amending its proposed concept plan and requesting that public hearings be rescheduled (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/18/2007 Memorandum to interested parties regarding postponement of public hearings, and notice of change in Public Hearing schedule (Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/22/2007 Assessment by James F. Palmer of scenic resources and natural character values within Plum Creek’s proposed plan area:
▪ Report entitled, “Review of the Proposed Concept Plan for Plum Creek’s lands in the Moosehead Lake Region”, and dated 01/04/2007. Purpose: To better understand the extent that Plum Creek’s proposed Concept Plan will protect or threaten the scenic quality of the landscape, especially as that scenic quality relates to the sense of remoteness that is a principal value of the Commission’s jurisdiction (received 01/22/2007).
▪ Data pertaining to scenic assessment in electronic DVD form, dated 01/04/2007 (received 01/22/2007).
01/25/2007 OSI’s Analysis of Plum Creek’s proposal (Peter Howell, Editor OSI, to LURC):
▪ Press release, entitled “Balancing Conservation and Development in Maine’s North Woods” (dated 01/25/2007).
▪ Plum Creek overview, entitled “Economic Analysis of Plum Creek’s Moosehead Development Proposal”.
▪ Discussion Paper No. 1, entitled “Baseline Development Scenario for the Plum Creek Moosehead Project Lands” (draft dated 01/23/2007).
▪ Discussion Paper No. 2, entitled “Plum Creek Financial Model”(draft dated 01/23/2007).
▪ Discussion Paper No. 3, entitled “Analysis of Conservation Commitments in Plum Creek’s Moosehead Lake Concept Plan” (draft dated 01/24/2007).
02/01/2007 LURC staff suggested architecture for submittal of amended concept plan (LURC staff/Plum Creek meeting).
02/21/2007 Letter regarding estimated revised processing fee for designated extraordinary projects (Aga Pinette, LURC to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek).
02/28/2007 LURC staff suggested scope of work for evaluating impacts of Plum Creek’s proposal on community services (LURC staff/Plum Creek meeting).
03/05/2007 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek in electronic GIS data form pertaining to a natural resources evaluation prepared by Woodlot Alternatives, Inc, and originally submitted to LURC in paper form on 12/21/2006 (Carlisle J. Tuggey, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
Note: Pursuant to correspondence from Plum Creek received 07/16/2007, the Woodlot Development Envelope Aerial Orthophotos received on 03/05/2006 are incorporated by reference into the April 27, 2007 application materials.
03/12/2007 Documentation of Plum Creek’s submittal of revised estimated processing fee for designated extraordinary projects, in response to 02/21/2007 letter from LURC (Plum Creek to LURC).
03/15/2007 Letter in response to request by MAS and NRCM that LURC deem the Conservation Farmework legally irrelevant to the concept plan proposed by Plum Creek (Aga Pinette, LURC to Jim Batey c/o Coalition to Preserve and Grow Northern Maine; Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek; Peter DeTroy, Norman Hansen & DeTroy c/o NRCM; and Harrison Richardson, Richardson Whitman, Large & Badger c/o MAS).
03/29/2007 Summary of Commissioner Helicopter Flights in March 2007 (Aga Pinette, LURC).
03/31/2007 Analysis entitled, “Paying the Costs of Community Services in the Unorganized Territories and Plantations,” summarizing LURC staff’s understanding of the mechanisms for paying for community services in the jurisdiction (Evan Richert, LURC).
04/12/2007 Letter regarding anticipated timing of Plum Creek’s filing of amendments, and tentative LURC pre-hearing schedule (Aga Pinette, LURC to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek).
04/12/2007 LURC staff suggested scope of work for evaluating impacts of Plum Creek’s proposal on recreational resources (LURC staff/Plum Creek meeting).
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04/27/2007 Amended application materials submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and/or electronic CD form:
▪ Letter from Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC.
▪ Amended Petition for Rezoning and associated exhibits (Volume 1).
▪ Proposed amended concept plan entitled “Plan Description” (Volume 2).
▪ Appendices A-D (Volume 3).
▪ GIS shapefiles of the details pertaining to Plum Creek’s proposed amended concept plan summary map.
▪ Redline documents of proposed land use zones/standards, balance conservation easement, and Moosehead legacy conservation easement, including memos discussing changes.
04/27/2007 Memorandum to interested parties regarding receipt of amended Petition for Rezoning and summarizing how to obtain copies of the application materials, the Commission’s review process and tentative pre-hearing schedule, and how to submit public comments (Aga Pinette, LURC).
05/11/2007 E-mail correspondence in response to questions posed by LURC staff regarding the amended Petition for Rezoning (Carlisle Tuggey, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Fred Todd, LURC).
05/14/2007 Letter indicating the Forest Society of Maine’s interest in being considered as holder of certain conservation easements proposed by Plum Creek, and summary and supporting documentation of the Forest Society of Maine’s qualifications to hold easements pursuant to LURC’s “Guidelines for Selection Conseration Easement Holders” (Alan Hutchinson, FSM to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
05/18/2007 Letter to Plum Creek regarding LURC’s conditional acceptance for processing of the amended Petition for Rezoning (Aga Pinette, LURC).
05/18/2007 Notice of Public Hearing establishing a June 20, 2007 deadline for submitting Petitions to Intervene to LURC (Fred Todd, LURC).
05/18/2007 Memorandum to interested parties regarding LURC’s conditional acceptance for processing of the amended Petition for Rezoning and establishment of a deadline for submitting Petitions to Intervene to LURC (Aga Pinette, LURC).
05/23/2007 Memorandum summarizing LURC staff and State Soil Scientist information requests to Plum Creek pertaining to soil suitability, road character, and shoreline character (Aga Pinette, LURC).
05/25/2007 Amended application materials submitted by Plum Creek, in electronic form (received 05/25/2007) and paper form (received 05/29/2007):
▪ Letter from Robert Newton, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC.
▪ Proposed visibility standards for back lots in the concept plan area.
05/31/2007 Amended application materials submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic form, pursuant to LURC’s May 18, 2007 conditional acceptance for processing of the amended Petition for Rezoning:
▪ Letter from Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC.
▪ Fully executed copy of the Amendment to the Conservation Framework Purchase and Sale Agreement.
▪ Letter from the Bureau of Parks and Lands indicating its willingness to serve as the holder or third-party holder of the Balance Easement and trail easements.
▪ Letter and supporting documentation from the Western Maine Charitable Foundation indicating its willingness to take on the role of easement holder and identifying its qualifications to do so.
▪ Signature pages for the Conservation Framework Purchase and Sale Agreement.
05/31/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic form (Robert Newton, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Estimated economic impacts from development associated with the proposed rezoning of lands owned by Plum Creek Timber in the Moosehead Lake region (report prepared by Charles Colgan, dated May 2007).
← Market assessment of land and resort development Greenville, Maine (report prepared by Economics Research Associates, dated May 30, 2007).
06/01/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in electronic form (received 06/01/2007) and paper form (received 06/04/2007), pertaing to Woodlot Alternatives ecological field work ((Matt Arsenault and Steven Pelletier, Woodlot Alternatives to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Revised figures depicting the approximate survey route conducted during the 2006 ecological evaluations.
← Summary outlining the methodology and results of the 2006 ecological evaluations.
← Work plan outlining the methodology that Woodlot will implement as part of upcoming 2007 ecological evaluations.
06/01/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic form (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Estimated fiscal impacts from development associated with the proposed rezoning of lands owned by Plum Creek Timber in the Moosehead Lake region (report prepared by Planning Decisions, Inc., dated June 1, 2007).
← Errata sheet for the above-captioned report (received 06/04/2007).
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06/04/2007 Letter to Plum Creek regarding status of LURC staff’s conditional acceptance for processing of the amended Petition for Rezoning, and summarizing LURC staff’s outstanding information requests to Plum Creek for certain reports and analyses (Aga Pinette, LURC).
06/06/2007 Commission Meeting: Discussion of LURC staff and consultants’ provisional pre-hearing schedule.
▪ June 6, 2007 Commission Meeting agenda.
▪ Memorandum to Commission, dated 05/25/2007 (Aga Pinette, LURC to Commission Members).
06/08/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper form (Susan Redmond and Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Traffic movement permit application and request for scoping meeting (report prepared by Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers, Inc., dated June 2007).
← Notice of intent to file and certificate of service pertaining to the traffic movement permit application (received 06/13/2007).
06/08/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic form, in response to LURC staff information requests dated 05/23/2007 (Stephen Howell, S.W. Cole c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Revised soil investigation services soil mapping and evaluation report with exhibits (report prepared by S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc., revised June 7, 2007).
← Amended erosion and sedimentation control plan for roadway construction and map illustrating access to development zones (report prepared by DeLuca-Hoffman Associates, Inc., revised June 8, 2007).
← Soils suitability GIS data (prepared by S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc., received from Carl Morrison to Aga Pinette, LURC on 06/14/2007).
06/13/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper form (received 06/13/2007) and electronic CD form (received 06/14/2007), in response to LURC staff information requests dated 06/04/2007 (Patrick Strawbridge, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Impact of Plum Creek petition for rezoning and concept plan on recreation resources in the plan area (report prepared by John Daigle, Ph.D., dated June 2007).
06/15/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Updated legal opinion (Exhibit B), in paper form.
← Draft archaeological phase 0 study, in paper and electronic form; interim archaeological Phase 1 survey of the proposed development on Long Pond, dated 12/22/2006, in paper form; and correspondence from Robert Newton, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Arthur Spiess, Maine Historic Preservation Commission, regarding delivery of aforesaid studies (received 06/15/2007 and 06/18/2007).
Note: Pursuant to its authority under 27 M.R.S.A. §371-378, the Maine State Historic Preservation Commission has designated the information within the Phase 1 survey report as confidential and exempt from disclosure. All public requests for this document should be directed in writing to Art Spiess, Director of the Maine State Historic Preservation Commission, 65 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0065 or e-mail arthur.spiess@.
← Visibility analysis: Prong Pond West Shore and Brassua Lake South Peninsula D vegetation clearing demonstration site analysis, in paper and electronic form (report prepared by Saratoga Associates, dated 06/14/2007).
← Letter in support of Plum Creek’s proposed visibility standards for back lots, received on 05/25/2007 (Matthew W. Allen, RLA, Saratoga Associates, c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
06/15/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper form, in response to the State Planning Office’s inquiry regarding solid waste issues (Patrick Strawbridge, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
06/18/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Letter stating Plum Creek’s position with respect to the distribution of cover type maps in GIS format.
← Cover type maps for areas proposed for development, in electronic form (Adobe PDF).
06/19/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Archaeological phase 0 study, in paper and electronic form (report prepared by the Archaeology Research Center, Department of Social Sciences and Business, University of Maine at Farmington, dated May 2007).
← Draft archaeological phase 1 survey of proposed development on Long Pond, in paper and electronic form (draft report prepared by the Archaeology Research Center, Department of Social Sciences and Business, University of Maine at Farmington, dated May 2007).
Note: Pursuant to its authority under 27 M.R.S.A. §371-378, the Maine State Historic Preservation Commission has designated the information within the Phase 1 survey report as confidential and exempt from disclosure. All public requests for this document should be directed in writing to Art Spiess, Director of the Maine State Historic Preservation Commission, 65 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0065 or e-mail arthur.spiess@.
06/21/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in electronic CD form (Susan Redmond and Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Traffic movement permit application and request for scoping meeting (report prepared by Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers, Inc., dated June 2007), submitted in paper form on 06/08/2007.
← Notice of intent to file and certificate of service pertaining to the traffic movement permit application.
06/22/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek (Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek to James Palmer, LURC Consultant):
← Legend to cover type maps stand classes, pertaining to cover type maps submitted by Plum Creek on June 18, 2007.
06/25/2007 Letter in response to Plum Creek’s June 18, 2007 submission of GIS data to James Palmer, LURC consultant, and Plum Creek’s assertion that these data are exempt from disclosure under Maine’s Freedom of Access Law (Jerry Reid, Office of the Attorney General to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek, dated 06/22/2007).
06/25/2007 Letter requesting additional information of Plum Creek (Aga Pinette, LURC to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty, and Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek).
06/26/2007 Letter providing an overview of new work with James Palmer, LURC consultant, pertainign to scenic resource impacts (Aga Pinette, LURC, to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty, and Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek).
06/28/2007 Letter regarding LURC staff/consultant June 29, 2007 meeting with Plum Creek to discuss Plum Creek’s proposed land use zones and standards (Aga Pinette, LURC to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty, and Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek).
07/02/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek, to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Errata sheets for Volumes 1 and 2 of the Petition received by LURC on 4/27/2007.
07/03/2007 Letter requesting additional information pertaining to archaeological resources (Aga Pinette, LURC to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty, and Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek).
07/08/2007 Memorandum providing background information for LURC staff/consultant meeting with the Maine State Housing Authority and Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (Ron Kreisman, LURC consultant to Mike Finnegan, CEI, and Dale McCormick, MSHA).
07/09/2007 Meeting agenda pertaining to Plum Creek’s proposed Balance and Moosehead Legacy conservation easements (Meeting between Plum Creek, proposed conservation easement holders, Bureau of Parks & Lands and LURC staff/consultants).
07/10/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek, to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Revised letter from Waste Management Disposal Services, dated June 18, 2007, replacing the 4/19/2007 letter contained in Exhibit A (EMDC report) of the Petition received by LURC on 4/27/2007.
07/11/2007 Commission Meeting: Staff recommentation pertaining to Petitions to Intervene in the matter of Zoning Petition ZP 707:
▪ July 11, 2007 Commission Meeting agenda.
▪ Staff Recommendation to the Commission, dated June 27, 2007.
▪ Memorandum to Petitioners to Intervene: Staff recommendation regarding requests for Intervenor status and details regarding pre-hearing conference, dated June 27, 2007.
▪ E-mail correspondence to Plum Creek.
▪ Pre-hearing conference agenda.
07/13/2007 Materials related to first pre-hearing conference in the matter of Zoning Petition ZP 707:
← Conference agenda.
← Proposed identification of Intervenors and Interested Persons and consolidated groupings of parties.
← Memorandum to attendees regarding organization of detailed issues statements, including document entitled “Potential Issues and Applicable Legal Criteria”.
← Principal contact information for Intervenors and Interested Persons.
← Attendance sheets.
← Audio recording of pre-hearing conference (MP3 file format)
07/16/2007 Letter requesting additional information pertaining to traffic volumes (Aga Pinette, LURC to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty, and Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek).
07/16/2007 LURC staff/consultant suggested regulatory framework for resort master plans (Aga Pinette, LURC to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty, and Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek).
07/16/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic CD form, pertaining to LURC staff request for additional information, dated June 25, 2007 (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC; corrected copy submitted electronically on 07/16/2007 and in paper form on 07/17/2007):
← Plum Creek responses to LURC staff/consultant requests to Plum Creek for additional information dated June 25, 2007.
← Exhibit A-1: Town of Greenville property tax maps.
← Exhibit A-2: Suitability of site locations for Big Moose Mountain and Lily Bay Resorts.
← Exhibit B: “Rapid Assessment of Conservancy Priorities within the Plum Creek Resource Plan, Moosehead Lake Region” (TNC report, dated January 2006).
← Exhibit C: Redline comparison of so-called Moosehead Legacy and Balance conservation easements.
07/18/2007 Letter requesting additional information pertaining to Plum Creek’s proposed land use zones and standards (Aga Pinette, LURC to Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty, and Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek).
07/18/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek (Robert Newton, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Response to LURC staff/consultant request (dated 07/16/2007) for additional information pertaining to traffic volumes (response received in paper form on 07/19/2007).
07/19/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Final archaeological phase 1 survey of proposed development on Long Pond, in paper form (report prepared by the Archaeology Research Center, Department of Social Sciences and Business, University of Maine at Farmington, dated revised July 2007).
Note: Pursuant to its authority under 27 M.R.S.A. §371-378, the Maine State Historic Preservation Commission has designated the information within the Phase 1 survey report as confidential and exempt from disclosure. All public requests for this document should be directed in writing to Art Spiess, Director of the Maine State Historic Preservation Commission, 65 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0065 or e-mail arthur.spiess@.
07/19/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek (Robert Newton, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Response to LURC staff/consultant request (dated 07/03/2007) for additional information pertaining to archaeological resources (response received in paper form on 07/20/2007).
07/19/2007 Memorandum to Petitioner, Intervenors and Interested Persons regarding filing requirements pertaining to comments due to LURC by July 27, 2007, and including service list (Aga Pinette, LURC).
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07/23/2007 Lake report forms pertaining to the Commission’s Wildland Lakes Assessment for Brassua Lake, Burnham Pond, Indian Pond, Moosehead Lake, Prong Pond and Upper Wilson Pond (dated 1991).
07/23/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic CD form (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Letter regarding LURC staff/consultant additional information request of July 18, 2007 pertaining to Plum Creek’s proposed land use zones and standards (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty to Aga Pinette).
← Natural resource evaluation of additional proposed development zones (report prepared by Woodlot Alternatives, Inc., dated July 2007).
← Expanded natural resource evaluation of proposed conservation easement areas (report prepared by Woodlot Alternatives, Inc., dated July 2007).
← Photolinear evaluation and bedrock mapping for the proposed Big Moose Mountain and Lily Bay resorts (report prepared by S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc., dated July 19, 2007).
← Soils mapping and evaluation (report prepared by S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc., dated July 23, 2007).
← Erosion and sedimentation control plan for roadway construction (report prepared by DeLuca-Hoffman Associates, Inc., dated Amended July 23, 2007).
← Basis for design for the roadways to access development area (report prepared by DeLuca-Hoffman Associates, Inc., dated Amended July 23, 2007).
← Response to LURC staff/consultant requests of July 16, 2007 to Plum Creek for additional information pertaining to traffic volumes (prepared by Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers, Inc., dated July 19, 2007).
07/24/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper form (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Relevant portions of “Field Surveys of Plum Creek’s Lands in Maine” (Maine Natural Areas Program, December 2001), provided as a supplement to additional information received from Plum Creek on 07/16/2007.
07/25/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in electronic form:
← 2006 survey route GIS data, entitled “2006 Survey Tracks” (prepared by Woodlot Alternatives, Inc, received from Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
← Soils suitability GIS data (prepared by S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc., received from Carl Morrison to Aga Pinette, LURC).
07/25/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors and Interested Persons regarding the scheduling of a second pre-hearing conference and responses to certain procedural requests (Aga Pinette, LURC).
07/27/2007 Comments submitted by Plum Creek pertaining to certain filings laid out at the first pre-hearing conference held on 07/13/2007 and described in the conference agenda:
← Letter regarding the use of the LURC staff/consultant document entitled “Potential Issues and Applicable Legal Criteria” (dated 07/13/2007) to organize the public hearing and the identification of potentially relevant issues and applicable legal criteria (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty to Aga Pinette, LURC).
← Letter regarding (a) dates and/or locations of public hearing; (b) legal relevance and admissibility of evidence pertaining to the conservation framework; and (c) identification of intervenors and interested persons / proposed consolidated groupings (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty to Aga Pinette, LURC).
07/27/2007 Notice of Maine Department of Transportation public hearing/scoping meeting regarding Plum Creek’s traffic movement permit application (MDOT to Aga Pinette, LURC).
07/30/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek (Robert Newton, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Response to LURC staff/consultant request (dated 07/18/2007) for additional information pertaining to Plum Creek’s proposed land use zones and standards (response received in paper form on 07/31/2007).
08/01/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors and Interested Persons regarding the cancellation of a pre-hearing conference scheduled for August 3 and instructions regarding filing comments on certain due dates (Aga Pinette, LURC).
08/02/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors and Interested Persons forwarding a pre-hearing Directive on specified issues from Chair Harvey (Aga Pinette, LURC).
08/07/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors and Interested Persons forwarding a pre-hearing Directive regarding the deadline for filing pre-filed direct and rebuttal testimony from Chair Harvey (Aga Pinette, LURC).
08/07/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Figure 12 of Woodlot Alternatives report entitled, “Expanded Natural Resource Evaluation of Proposed Conservation Easement Areas,” received by LURC on 07/23/2007.
08/09/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, on CD, (Michael Lane, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← GIS data (observation points and significant features) pertaining to the Woodlot Alternatives reports received by LURC on 07/23/2007.
08/10/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors and Interested Persons forwarding the First Procedural Order from Chair Harvey (Catherine Carroll, LURC).
08/13/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors and Interested Persons responding to questions about the preparation of pre-filed testimony (Aga Pinette, LURC).
08/13/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic form (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Amended plan architecture: Sub-chapters I, II, and III of Plum Creek’s proposed land use zones and standards, which supercede Section 4 of the Plan Description received by LURC on 04/27/2007.
← Revised balance conservation easement, including a clean copy, a redline against the LURC model easement terms, and a redline against the 04/27/2007 balance conservation easement terms. (A corrected copy of redline against the 04/27/2007 balance easement terms received 08/20/2007.)
← Revised Moosehead Legacy conservation easement, including a clean copy, a redline against the LURC model easement terms, and a redline against the 04/27/2007 Moosehead Legacy conservation easement terms. (A corrected copy of redline against the 04/27/2007 Moosehead Legacy easement terms received 08/20/2007.)
08/14/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic form (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Amended plan architecture: Sub-chapters I, II, and III of Plum Creek’s proposed land use zones and standards, which supercede Section 4 of the Plan Description received by LURC on 04/27/2007.
← Soils suitability maps with revised road conditions, corrections to Exhibit 1, Sheets 1-9 of the report entitled, “Soils mapping and evaluation” (report prepared by S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc., received 07/23/2007).
← GIS data for map illustrating access to development zones (prepared by DeLuca-Hoffman Associates, Inc., received 06/08/2007 in paper form).
08/16/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic form, as corrections to the amended plan architecture received by LURC on 08/14/2007 (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Corrections to definitions within Sub-chapter I.
← Corrections to resort development zone (DGN2RM) within Sub-chapter II.
08/20/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic form (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Corrected copy of revised balance conservation easement redline against the 04/27/2007 terms (supercedes 08/13/2007 version).
← Corrected copy of revised Moosehead Legacy conservation easement redline against the 04/27/2007 terms (supercedes 08/13/2007 version).
08/20/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic form (James Kraft, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Letter explaining the reason for differences between the balance and Moosehead Legacy conservation easements.
← Revised balance conservation easement, redlined against the 08/13/2007 terms (supercedes 08/13/2007 version).
← Revised Moosehead Legacy conservation easement, redlined against the 08/13/2007 terms (supercedes 08/13/2007 version).
Note: These materials were withdrawn by the Petitioner, per 8/21/2007 phone conversation with Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek.
08/22/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic copy (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Letter explaining the reason for differences between the balance and Moosehead Legacy conservation easements.
← Redline comparison of Balance and Moosehead Legacy Conservation Easements.
08/23/2007 Letter from Plum Creek in response to information request regarding DEP comments on solid waste (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
08/23/2007 Letter from Plum Creek in response to MAS and NRCM’s request for a time extension of the 08/31/2007 deadline for filing pre-filed direct testimony (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Agnieszka Pinette, LURC).
08/24/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic form (James Kraft, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← “Estimated Fiscal Impacts from Development Associated with the Proposed Rezoning of Lands Owned by Plum Creek Timber in the Moosehead Lake Region” (revised report prepared by Planning Decisions, Inc; dated 7/27/07).
08/27/2007 Letter regarding updated processing fee payment for designated extraordinary projects (Aga Pinette, LURC to Virginia Davis and Luke Muzzy, Plum Creek).
08/27/2007 Letter from Plum Creek responding to procedural objections filed with LURC on 08/23/2007 by MAS and NRCM (Robert Newton, PetiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
08/28/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons forwarding a pre-hearing Directive regarding the deadline for filing certain pre-filed testimony from Co-Chair Wight (Aga Pinette, LURC).
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08/31/2007 Additional information and pre-filed direct testimony submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic form (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Brief of Plum Creek in opposition to Motion to Dismiss filed with LURC on 07/27/2007 by FEN and RESTORE.
← Response to information request regarding the Somerset Game Sanctuary (a.k.a. Wildlife Sanctuary).
← Response to 08/31/2007 filing by Interested Person OSI.
← Recommended locations for further LURC staff site visits with the Commission.
← List of scheduling constraints concerning a witness’s ability to to appear at the public hearing.
← Original witness jurats.
← Cover letter and indices of pre-filed direct testimony, arranged by volume and alphabetically
← Pre-filed direct testimony, arranged by volume:
VOLUME 1: Saratoga Associates
Exhibit A: Curriculum Vitae – Matthew Allen
Exhibit B: Existing Waterfront Structures
Exhibit C: Shoreline Visibility Demonstration – Visability Analysis, Prong Pond West Shore and Brassua Lake South Peninsula D, Vegetation Clearing Demonstration Site Analysis, dated June 14, 2007
Exhibit D: Visibility Analysis, Blue Ridge and Moose Bay Backlot Vegetation Clearing Study, dated August 28, 2007
Exhibit E: Backlot View Opportunity Maps
Exhibit F: Resort Site Viewshed Maps – Upland and Lowland Alternatives
VOLUME 1: Richard C. Smardon, Ph.D.
Exhibit A: Resume
VOLUME 2: Rick L. Cantrell
Exhibit A: Biography
Exhibit B: Sustainable Forestry Initiative 2005-2009 Standard
Exhibit C: SFI, Inc., Program Progress Report 2006
Exhibit D: Evaluation of Category A Evidence – Review of Forest Certification Schemes Results, December 2006
VOLUME 2: James K. Lehner
Exhibit A: Curriculum Vitae
Exhibit B: Email Correspondence with Alec Giffen Regarding Separation Zones
Exhibit C: Report of Independent Accountants dated September 19, 2002
Exhibit D: List of Mills
VOLUME 2: Robert G. Wagner
Exhibit A: Curriculum Vitae
Exhibit B: Stein, S.M., et al. 2005. Forests on the edge: Housing development on America’s private forests.Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-636. Portland, OR: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.
Exhibit C: White, E.M. 2006. Forests on the Edge: A Case Study of South-Central and Southwest Maine Watersheds. US Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Station Preliminary Report.
Exhibit D: Sader, S.A., et al. 2005. Perspectives of Maine forest cover change From Landsat imagery and forest inventory analysis (FIA). Journal of Forestry 103(6):299-303.
Exhibit E: Field, D.B. 2003. Maine’s industrial forest. College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture White Papers, Series 4: Issues in Maine’s Natural Resources Industries, The University of Maine, Orono.
Exhibit F: NEFA (North East State Foresters Association). 2004. The Economic Importance of Maine’s Forests. North East State Foresters Association, Concord, NH.
Exhibit G: Hagan, J.M., et al. 2005. Changing timberland ownership in the Northern forest and implications for biodiversity. Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, Brunswick, ME. Report # MCCS-FCP-2005-1.
Exhibit H: Wagner, R.G., et al. 2003. Assessing silviculture research Priorities for Maine using a wood supply analysis. Maine Forest and Agriculture Experiment Station, Technical Bulletin 186.
VOLUME 3: Stratus Consulting Inc.
Exhibit A: Curriculum Vitae – Richard C. Bishop
Exhibit B: Curriculum Vitae – David J. Chapman
Exhibit C: Economic Analysis of the Public Costs and Benefits of the Plum Creek Concept Plan for the Moosehead Lake Region
VOLUME 3: M. Myrick Freeman, Ph.D.
Exhibit A: Resume
VOLUME 4: Woodlot Alternatives
Exhibit 1: Steve Pelletier Resume
Exhibit 2: Matt Arsenault Resume
Exhibit 3: Natural Resource Evaluation – Development Lands, December 2006
Exhibit 4: Natural Resource Evaluation – Conservation Lands, December 2006
Exhibit 5: Natural Resource Evaluation – Additional Proposed Development Zones, July 2007
Exhibit 6: Expanded Natural Resource Evaluation – Proposed Conservation Easement Areas, July 2007
Exhibit 7: Little Indian Bog Additional Ecological Evaluation and Rare Species Surveys
VOLUME 5: Henning C. Stabins
Exhibit A: Curriculum Vitae
Exhibit B: Map – Potential Lynx Habitat on Plum Creek Lands in the Moosehead Lake Region
Exhibit C: Map – Potential Lynx Habitat in the Concept Plan Area
Exhibit D: Map – Lynx Probability Analysis in the Moosehead Lake Region
Exhibit E: Map - Future Potential Lynx Habitat on Plum Creek Lands in the Moosehead Lake Region
Exhibit F: Map Analysis of USFWS Lynx Habitat Units in the Moosehead Lake Region
Attachment A: Plum Creek Maine and New Hampshire Environmental Action Plan
Attachment B: Cover Type Assessment for Plum Creek Lands in Maine and New Hampshire
Attachment C: Final Report – Biodiversity Indicators for West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Maine, July 23, 2007
Attachment D: Strategy for the Management of Deer Wintering Areas in Maine, January 4, 2007
Attachment E: Hoving, C., et al, Canada Lynx lynx canadensis Habitat and Forest Succession in Northern Maine, USA
Attachment F: Homyack, J., et al, Effects of Precommercial Thinning of Showshoe Hares in Maine
Attachment G: Fuller, A., et al, Winter Habitat Selection by Canada Lynx in Maine: Prey Abundance or Accessibility?
Attachment H: Shifting Mosaic – Interim Guidelines.
VOLUME 6: Frank Sciremammano, Ph.D.
Attachment 1: Impacts on Impervious Cover on Aquatic Systems, March 2003
Attachment 2: Morse, C. 2001. The Response of First and Second Order Streams to Urban Land-Use in Maine, U.S.A.
Attachment 3: Morse, C. and Kahl, S. 2003. Measuring the Impact of Development on Maine Surface Waters
Exhibit 1: Resume
Exhibit 2: Evaluation of Potential Stream and Creek Impacts, August 2007
Exhibit 3: Evaluation of Potential Noise Impacts
VOLUME 6: Richard Podolsky, Ph.D.
Exhibit 1: Resume
Exhibit 2: Bird Habitat Assessment, Bicknell’s Thrush, Raptors and Other Migratory Birds Observed in Conservation Lands and Development Areas, August 2007
Attachment 1: Figure 1, Map Showing 55 Bicknell’s Thrush Listening Stations
VOLUME 6: Bruce F. Leeson
Exhibit 1: Resume
VOLUME 6: Frederick W. Kirchies
Exhibit A: Resume
Exhibit B: Analysis of Impacts on Fish, Fish Habitat, and Fish Management, 2007
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VOLUME 7: Steve Howell
Attachment 1: Resume
Attachment 2: Soils Mapping and Evaluation, July 23, 2007
Attachment 3: Soils Suitability and Revised Road Classification, Maps 1-9, August 10, 2007
VOLUME 8: Charles S. Colgan, Ph.D.
Exhibit A: Curriculum Vitae
Exhibit B: Estimated Economic Impacts, May 2007
VOLUME 8: Planning Decisions, Inc.
Exhibit 1: Curriculum Vitae
Exhibit 2: Estimated Fiscal Impacts, July 27, 2007
Exhibit 3: Report – Commission to Study the Cost of Providing Certain Services in the Unorganized Territories, December 2006
Exhibit 4: Computation of Unit Allocation to Fund Public Schools
Exhibit 5: Power Point Presentation – The Fiscal Impact of Plum Creek’s Proposed Development near Moosehead Lake
VOLUME 9: Thomas L. Gorrill, P.E.
Exhibit 1: Resume
Appendix A: Vicinity Location Map, Project Location/Intersection Maps, Turning Movement Diagrams
Appendix B: Capacity and Queuing Analyses Results
Appendix C: Trip Generation Calculations, Gravity Models, MaineDOT Historic Count Data, Lane Warrant Analyses, Signal Warrant Analyses, MaineDOT Crash
Data, Collision Reports for HCL
VOLUME 9: Jeff Harrington, P.E.
Exhibit A: Resume
Exhibit B: Air Quality Evaluation of Plum Creek’s Concept Plan for its Lands in Maine’s Moosehead Lake Region
VOLUME 10: John M. Morton/David P. Lindhal, Ph.D.
Exhibit A: Resume, John M. Morton
Exhibit B: Resume, David P. Lindahl
Exhibit C: 50-Kilometer Trail Plan at Big Moose Mountain
Exhibit D: Trapp Family Lodge
Exhibit E: Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski Resort
Exhibit F: Mont Ste. Anne Provincial Park
Exhibit G: Methow Valley, Washington State
Exhibit H: Map of Maine Ski Centers
Exhibit I: Map of Maine Huts and Trails Route
Exhibit J: Net Migration of Baby Boomers to Non-Metropolitan Areas – New England
Exhibit K: Predicted Migration Rates to Non-Metropolitan Areas, 2010-2020, 60 to 64 Year Olds
Exhibit L: Amenities Ranked as Important to Homeowners/Buyers 55 Years and Older
VOLUME 10: Rodney Warnick, Ph.D.
Exhibit 1: Resume
Exhibit 2: Recreation and Tourism Market Trend Analysis of the Resort Development for Greenville, Maine
VOLUME 10: Patrick L. Phillips
Attachment 1: Patrick Phillips Resume
Attachment 2: Market Assessment of Land and Resort Development, May 30, 2007
VOLUME 10: Donna M. Fichtner
Exhibit 1:Resume
Exhibit 2: Excerpt from Tourism, Recreation and Sustainability: Linking Culture and the Environment, Edited by Stephen F. McCool and R. Neil Moisey, School of Forestry University of Montana, Missoula, MT. CABI Publishing, 2002.
Exhibit 3: Maine Center of Economic Policy Report, “Health Care and Tourism: A Lead Sector Strategy for Rural Maine.”
Exhibit 4: Indicators of Health for Maine’s Natural Resource-based Industries 2004.
Exhibit 5: Study by FERMATA, Inc.
Exhibit 6: Longwoods Research
Exhibit 7: State Planning Office report, “Place and Prosperity.”
Exhibit 8: LDR International, Inc. Tourism Marketing Strategy
Exhibit 9: LandUse, Inc., Moosehead Region Marketing Study
VOLUME 11: Hart Howerton
Exhibit 1: Curriculum Vitae – James Tinson
Exhibit 2: Curriculum Vitae – Dwight DeMay
Exhibit 3: Mongan, J., et al, Redefining Resorts, Urban Land, Feb. 2007
Exhibit 4: Tirman, David, Sustainable Resorts, Urban Land, Aug. 2006
Exhibit 5: Letter to Luke Muzzy dated July 16, 2007
VOLUME 12: Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
Exhibit A: Resume, Ronald L. Phillips
Exhibit B: Resume, Michael L. Finnegan
Exhibit C Loan Proposal
Exhibit D: Simko, J. 2002. Greenville at the Crossroads: The Dire Need to Grow Our Population and To Enrich Our Community
VOLUME 13: Ellen R. Cowie, Ph.D. and Stephen R. Scharoun
Exhibit A: Cowie Curriculum Vitae
Exhibit B: Scharoun Curriculum Vitae
Exhibit C: Archaeological Phase 0 Study
Exhibit D: Archaeological Phase I Study – Long Pond
VOLUME 14: John Daigle, Ph.D.
Exhibit 1: Curriculum Vitae
Exhibit 2: Impact of Plum Creek’s Petition for Rezoning and Concpet Plan on Recreation Resources in the Plan Area, June 2007
Exhibit 3: Impact of Plum Creek’s Petition for Rezoning and Concept Plan on Recreation Resources: An examination of Targeted Areas
VOLUME 15: Thomas L. Daniels, Ph.D.
Exhibit 1: Resume
Exhibit 2: Brookings Institution Report - Charting Maine’s Future: An Action Plan for Promoting Sustainable Prosperity and Quality Places
VOLUME 15: Brian Kent
Attachment 1: Resume
VOLUME 15: Alison Truesdale
Attachment 1: Curriculum Vitae
Attachment 2: Buildout Analysis
VOLUME 16: Christopher M. Shrum
Exhibit 1: Resume
Exhibit 2: Infrastructure and Community Impact Analysis, April 2007
Exhibit 2a: Letter to Agnieszka Pinette Re: SPO Inquiry re: Solid Waste Issues, June 15, 2007
Exhibit 2b: Letter to Shawn Small Re: Crossroads Disposal Capacity
VOLUME 16: Shawn S. Small, P.E.
Exhibit 1: Resume
VOLUME 17: Luke Muzzy
Exhibit A: Power Point Presentation
Exhibit 2: Photographic Album of Pristine Ponds
VOLUME 17: James Kraft
Exhibit 1: Map 1
Exhibit 2: Map 2
Exhibit 3: Map 3
Exhibit 4: Map 4
Exhibit 5: Map 5
VOLUME 18: David Vail, Ph.D.
Exhibit A: Curriculum Vitae
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08/31/2007 LURC consultant reports:
← “A Review of the Potential Visual Effects from Implementing the Proposed Concept Plan for Plum Creek’s Lands in the Moosehead Lake Region” (report prepared by James F. Palmer, PhD, FASLA with T.J. Boyle and Associates, dated 08/31/2007).
← “A Preliminary Review of Community and Fiscal Impact Analyses Pertaining to the Plum Creek Concept Plan Proposal for the Moosehead lake Region” (report prepared by Evan D. Richert, AICP, dated 08/31/2007).
← “Review of Report by Dr. John Daigle, ‘Impact of Plum Creek Petition for Rezoning and Concept Plan on Recreation Resources in the Plan Area” (report prepared by Mark W. Anderson, School of Economics & Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program, University of Maine; dated 08/24/2007).
09/04/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek objecting to the scheduled presentation by MAS at the September 5, 2007 Commission Meeting (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC). (paper copy received 09/05/2007)
09/04/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek requesting that LURC provide an index of all party pre-filed testimony received (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC). (paper copy received 09/05/2007)
09/05/2007 Commission Meeting: Staff recommendation pertaining to public hearing schedule and venue in the matter of Zoning Petition ZP 707:
← September 5, 2007 Commission meeting agenda.
← Staff recommendation to the Commission dated 08/29/2007.
← Additional comments received from members of the public and certain parties in response to 08/29/2007 staff recommendation, received as of 09/04/2007 and hand-delivered during Commission Meeting.
← Memorandum to members of the public.
← E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons.
← Summary of Commission decision.
09/07/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek filing objections to 08/31/2007 pre-filed direct testimony (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC). (paper copy received 09/10/2007)
09/11/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons forwarding a list of all pre-filed direct testimony received by LURC from parties as of 09/07/2007, in response to requests from Petitioner Plum Creek on 09/04/2007 and Interested Person FPL Energy Maine Hydro, et al., on 09/05/2007 (Aga Pinette, LURC).
09/12/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons forwarding a pre-hearing Directive from Chair Harvey regarding the deadline for filing responses to objections to 08/31/2007 pre-filed direct testimony filed by certain parties (Aga Pinette, LURC).
09/21/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek filing response to certain parties’ responses to objections filed by Plum Creek and others to 08/31/2007 pre-filed direct testimony (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).(paper copy received 09/24/2007)
09/21/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek filing objections to 09/14/2007 pre-filed direct testimony of OSI (Robert Newton, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC). (paper copy received 09/24/2007)
09/24/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons forwarding a pre-hearing Directive from Chair Harvey regarding the deadline for filing responses to objections to 09/14/2007 pre-filed direct testimony filed by certain parties (Aga Pinette, LURC).
09/24/2007 Additional information submitted by Plum Creek (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Draft copy of end of field survey of Archaeological phase I Survey of the Southeast Shore Development Zone in the Proposed Plum Creek Development in Long Pond, in electronic form; and correspondence from Robert Newton, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Arthur Spiess, Maine Historic Preservation Commission, regarding delivery of aforesaid study (received 09/24/2007).
Note: Pursuant to its authority under 27 M.R.S.A. §371-378, the Maine State Historic Preservation Commission has designated the information within the Phase 1 survey report as confidential and exempt from disclosure. All public requests for this document should be directed in writing to Art Spiess, Director of the Maine State Historic Preservation Commission, 65 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0065 or e-mail arthur.spiess@.
09/28/2007 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Updated processing fee payment, in response to 08/27/2007 LURC request: $350,804.27 (copy of check and cover letter).
09/28/2007 Pre-filed rebuttal testimony submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic form (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
▪ Original witness jurats.
▪ Cover letter(s) and indices of pre-filed direct testimony
▪ Pre-filed rebuttal testimony:
Scott Berg
Exhibit A: Curriculum Vitae
Robert Blair
Exhibit A: Curriculum Vitae
Stephen R. Bushey
Charles S. Colgan, Ph.D.
John Daigle, Ph.D.
Thomas L. Daniels, Ph.D.
Richard DeGraaf, Ph.D.
Exhibit A: Curriculum Vitae
Donna M. Fichtner
Exhibit 1: Lily Bay Photographs
Thomas L. Gorrill, P.E.
Jeff Harrington, P.E.
Hart Howerton
Steve Howell
Brian Kent
Frederick W. Kirchies
James A. Kraft
Exhibit A: Consistency with Forest Legacy Program Guidelines
Exhibit B: Letter from Ron Sims, King County Executive
Bruce F. Leeson
Exhibit 1: Map titled Maine Lynx Mortality on Roads
James K. Lehner
Exhibit A: Report to the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, January 2003
Exhibit B: Best Management Practices for Forestry: Protecting Maine’s Water Quality, Department of Conservation, Maine Forest Service, Forest Policy and Management Division
Exhibit C: Maine Forestry Best Management Practices Use and Effectiveness, Department of Conservation, Maine Forest Service, Forest Policy and Management Division, November 2006
Judy McIntyre
Luke Muzzy
Patrick L. Phillips
Planning Decisions, Inc.
Richard Podolsky, Ph.D.
Saratoga Associates
Exhibit G: Photo Backlot Simulations
Exhibit H: Photo Simulations Waterfront Calibration
Exhibit I: Photo Simulations Waterfront
Frank Sciremammano, Ph.D.
Christopher M. Shrum
Shawn S. Small, P.E.
Richard C. Smardon, Ph.D.
Henning C. Stabins
Alison Truesdale
David Vail, Ph.D.
Rodney Warnick, Ph.D.
Woodlot Alternatives
Exhibit 1: Fact Sheets for Black Racer, Eastern Box Turtle, and Spotted Turtle
Exhibit 2: Elements of Natural Diversity: Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plants of Maine, January 2006
Jim Zack
Exhibit A: Curriculum Vitae
Project Box 12
10/02/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons advising that Plum Creek intends to make certain changes to its proposal (Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/04/2007 29 full-size Land Use Guidance Maps submitted by Plum Creek in paper form (Wendy Martins, Sonja Belanger, c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/04/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons forwarding a draft organization of the party testimony portion of hearings and soliciting comments on behalf of Chair Harvey (Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/05/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons advising that LURC staff will brief the Commission on the pre-hearing process for Zoning Petition ZP 707 at the 10/10/2007 Commission meeting, and providing an opportunity to file written comments on procedural and scheduling issues (Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/05/2007 Correspondence from Plum Creek summarizing anticipated changes to the proposal, and requesting that the hearing schedule proceed as planned in November, received in paper and electronic form (Virginia Davis, Preti Flaherty, c/o Plum Creek, to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/09/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons forwarding a pre-hearing Directive from Chair Harvey regarding the deadline for filing responses to objections to 09/28/2007 pre-filed rebuttal testimony filed by certain parties (Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/09/2007 Correspondence from Plum Creek commenting on the draft organization of party hearings, received in paper and electronic form (Virginia Davis, Preti Flaherty, c/o Plum Creek, to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/09/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons forwarding supplemental review comments from the Maine Historic Preservation Commission regarding Plum Creek’s Phase 1 Archeological Study and establishing a deadline for additional pre-filed testimony on this topic(Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/10/2007 Commission Meeting: Staff recommendation pertaining to FEN and RESTORE’s Motion to Dismiss Zoning Petition ZP 707:
← September 5, 2007 Commission meeting agenda.
← Memorandum and staff recommendation to the Commission dated 10/01/2007.
← Memorandum to members of the public.
← E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons.
← Commission decision.
10/11/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons forwarding the Commission decision document denying FEN and RESTORE Motion to Dismiss Zoning Petition ZP 707, and advising parties that the Commission rescinded its 09/05/2007 decision to hold hearings starting on November 3, 2007 (Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/12/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek responding to MAS and NRCM’s 10/05/2007 objections to Plum Creek’s pre-filed rebuttal testimony (Virginia Davis c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/12/2007 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek in paper and electronic form (Virginia Davis c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Cover letter summarizing amendments to the Concept Plan.
← Text of sections affected by changes with strike-out and redline.
← Revised maps.
10/15/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, advising that Plum Creek will submit all amendments to its proposal by 10/26/2007, setting out a preliminary schedule for pre-filed testimony and agency comments related to the anticipated amendments, and notifying parties of a tentative revised hearing schedule (Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/16/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors and Interested Persons, forwarding the Second Procedural Order on behalf of Chair Harvey, issuing rulings on objections made by parties to pre-filed direct testimony (Catherine Carroll, LURC).
10/16/2007 Copies of Testimonies of NFN and MAS/NRCM that were stricken from the record as of the Second Procedural Order.
10/17/2007 Letter and e-mail correspondence to members of the public advising that hearings have been postponed, and that LURC staff will recommend a revised schedule to the Commission at the 11/07/2007 meeting (Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/19/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenor, and Interested Persons on behalf of Chair Harvey, requesting that parties advise LURC staff of witness availability based upon the tentative revised hearing schedule (Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/23/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenor, and Interested Persons, forwarding the Third Procedural Order on behalf of Chair Harvey (Catherine M. Carroll, LURC).
10/25/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek in response to the Chair’s Third Procedural Order, identifying the pre-filed rebuttal testimonies and review agency comments that one of their witnesses was rebutting (received 10/26/2007 in paper form, Virginia Davis c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/26/2007 Amended application materials received by Plum Creek in paper, email, and/or electronic CD form (Unless otherwise noted, materials were received by 4:00 PM on 10/26/2007):
← Cover letter highlighting proposed plan amendments.
← Integrated Concept Plan, in paper and electronic CD form
← Redline version of Concept Plan and Petition.
← Redline versions of Conservation Easements (Balance and Moosehead Legacy) compared against previously filed easements (“baseline”), LURC model, and LMF model (received by email on 10/26/2007, on 10/29/2007 in paper form).
← Letter making an additional change to the conservation easement.
← Letter indicating Plum Creek witness availability.
← GIS data: Shapefiles of the amended plan elements (received 10/25/2007).
Project Box 13
10/26/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding the Fourth Procedural Order and a memorandum setting forth a draft order of witness appearance on behalf of Chair Harvey (Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/30/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding a memorandum establishing deadlines for additional pre-filed direct and rebuttal testimony on behalf of Chair Harvey, and submitting the staff recommendation for the hearing schedule to be presented to the Commission at its 11/07/2007 meeting (Aga Pinette, LURC). (Correction to staff recommendation e-mailed 10/31/2007)
11/01/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, advising that redline versions of Concept Plan amendments on 10/12/2007 and 10/26/2007 must both be viewed to obtain a complete review of amendments filed by Plum Creek in October 2007 (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/01/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, advising that a mandatory pre-hearing conference is scheduled for 11/19/2007, and inviting comments on topics for the conference to be submitted by 11/09/2007(Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/05/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding and seeking comment by 11/20/2007 on the following two documents written by LURC staff/consultants(Aga Pinette, LURC):
← A Comparison of Development Elements of Plum Creek’s Moosehead Lake Region Concept Plan Proposal to the Commission’s Adjacency Principle
← An Estimate of Excess Land in Development Zones within Plum Creek’s Moosehead Lake Region Concept Plan Proposal
11/05/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding a memorandum on behalf of Chair Harvey establishing new due dates for parties for pre-filed direct and rebuttal testimony related to Plum Creek’s October 2007 plan amendments (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/06/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek objecting to 11/02/2007 letters from intervenors, stating that hearings should not be postponed and that the Commission should accept staff’s recommended hearing schedule (Virginia Davis c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/06/2007 Letter and e-mail correspondence from Plum Creek containing cumulative redline documents of the April 2007 plan proposal compared to the 10/26/2007 version (Sonja Belanger c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/07/2007 Commission meeting: Staff recommendation regarding revised hearing schedule for Zoning Petition ZP 707:
← November 7, 2007 Commission meeting agenda
← Memorandum and staff recommendation to the Commission dated 10/30/2007
← E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors and Interested Persons
← Party comments on staff recommendation on hearing schedule
← Commission decision accepting staff recommendation on hearing schedule
11/09/2007 Notice of Public Hearing:
← E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, enclosing a Notice of Public Hearing listing the dates, times and locations of public and party sessions (Aga Pinette, LURC).
← E-mail correspondence to members of the public, enclosing a Notice of Public Hearing listing the dates, times and locations of public and party sessions (Aga Pinette, LURC).
← Notice of Public Hearing printed in Notice of State’s Consolidated Rulemaking Section
11/09/2007 Commission site visit to the Moosehead Lake Region:
← Site visit itinerary
← Concept Plan maps used during the site visit for reference
11/15/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding the Fifth Procedural Order on behalf of Chair Harvey (Catherine Carroll, LURC).
11/15/2007 Application materials submitted by Plum Creek in paper and electronic form (Virginia Davis c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Cover letter (Sonja Belanger c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC)
← Proposed plan architecture (Section 4 of the proposed Concept Plan), redlined against LURC’s Chapter 10.
11/19/2007 Materials related to the Second Pre-hearing Conference in the matter of Zoning Petition ZP 707:
← Pre-hearing conference agenda
← Directions to facility
← Party sign-in sheets
← E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons from 11/15/07, forwarding agenda (Aga Pinette, LURC)
11/19/2007 Correspondence from Plum Creek filing comments on LURC staff/consultant reports dated 11/05/2007 (Virginia Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/20/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, advising that review agency comments on the plan amendments have been posted online and establishing a 12:00 PM 11/27/2007 deadline for rebuttal testimony related to these comments (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/20/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding Chair Harvey’s Sixth Procedural Order (Catherine Carroll, LURC).
11/20/2007 Memorandum to Commissioners forwarding additional (a) pre-filed direct testimony from ATV Maine et al., AMC, Maine State Chamber of Commerce, Moosehead Region Futures Committee, MAS and NRCM, OSI and FEN and RESTORE; (b) review agency comments from BPL, DEP-LAND, MNAP-IFW, SPO and US FWS; and (c) party comments on 11/05/2007 LURC staff/consultant reports from Plum Creek, Maine State Chamber of Commerce and MAS and NRCM (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/21/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek, requesting that one of their witnesses be rescheduled (received again on 11/29/2007) (Patrick Strawbridge c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/26/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, advising that the party hearings have been relocated to the St. Paul Center, and enclosing directions (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/27/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding from Chair Harvey the “Rules Governing Public Testimony” for Public Hearings (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/27/2007 Pre-filed rebuttal testimony submitted by Plum Creek, in paper and electronic form (Sonja Belanger, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Cover letter.
← Pre-filed rebuttal testimony from the following witnesses: Matthew Allen, Scott Berg, John Daigle, Thomas Daniels, Dwight Demay and James Tinson, James Kraft, Bruce Leeson, and Henning Stabins.
← Original witness jurats.
11/28/2007 Letter and e-mail correspondence to members of the public announcing the times and locations of public and party hearings, and forwarding the Commission’s “Rules Governing Public Testimony” (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/28/2007 Additional information received from Plum Creek (Sonja Belanger, c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Signed copy of complete Purchase and Sale Agreement
11/28/2007 Memorandum to Commissioners forwarding (a) additional prefiled direct testimony from the Maine State Chamber of Commerce; (b) additional review agency comments from Maine Natural Areas Program; and (c) additional pre-filed rebuttal testimony from the Forest Society of Maine, MAS and NRCM, and Plum Creek (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/28/2007 E-mail correspondence to the NFN, clarifying the party’s ability to use more than one party representative to question witness (Jerry Reid, Office of the Attorney General, to Chris Smith, NFN).
11/29/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons forwarding a letter received from the US EPA in which the agency declines to be present for cross-examination and questioning during party hearings, and inviting parties to comment by 4:00 PM on 12/5/2007 (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/29/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons forwarding a letter received from the US FWS in which the agency declines to be present for cross-examination and questioning during party hearings, and inviting parties to comment by 4:00 PM on 12/5/2007 (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/29/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding the Seventh Procedural Order on behalf of Chair Harvey (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/30/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding Commissioner Reference Sheets No. 1 and 2 (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/30/2007 Email correspondence to MAS and NRCM, asking for clarification on the nature of the exhibit they plan to use for opening statements (Aga Pinette, LURC to Russell Pierce, MAS/NRCM).
11/30/2007 Additional information received from Plum Creek in paper form (Sonja Belanger, c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Revised Proposed Land Use Guidance Maps
12/01/2007 Public Hearing sign up sheets for members of the public who testified on December 1, 2 or 15, 2007.
12/02/2007 E-mail correspondence to the Coalition to Preserve and Grow Northern Maine regarding the party’s potential objection to MAS and NRCM’s exhibit and asking them to address it at the pre-hearing conference on 12/03/2007 (Ron Kreisman, LURC).
12/02/2007 Email correspondence to Plum Creek, stating that Plum Creek’s request for their witness to be rescheduled has been denied by the Chair (Ron Kreisman, LURC).
12/02/2007 E-mail correspondence to FEN/RESTORE and Petitioner, Intervenors and Interested Parties, advising that Chair Harvey will receive oral argument in response to FEN/RESTORE’s 11/30/2007 objections at the third pre-hearing conference on 12/03/2007 (Ron Kreisman, LURC).
12/02/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek, requesting again that a witness be rescheduled (Patrick Strawbridge c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/02/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek, responding to FEN/RESTORE’s 11/30/2007 objection (Sonja Belanger c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/02/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, advising that a PCEDC witness rescheduling request has been granted by Chair Harvey (Ron Kreisman, LURC).
12/02/2007 E-mail correspondence to Forest Society of Maine (FSM), Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, advising that objections to FSM’s alteration of their exhibit in their opening statement will be addressed at the third pre-hearing conference on 12/03/2007 (Ron Kreisman, LURC).
12/02/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek, objecting to MAS/NRCM exhibits (Sonja Belanger, c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/03/2007 Party Hearing sign-up sheets for December 2007 hearings.
12/03/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek requesting that certain references be added to Commissioner Reference Sheet No. 3 (Sonja Belanger c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/05/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek, submitting comments in response to US FWS and US EPA letters in which the agencies decline to be present for cross-examination and questioning during party hearings (Virginia Davis, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/07/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, enclosing Commissioner Reference Sheets No. 3 - 8 (Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/07/2007 Additional information received from Plum Creek, in paper form:
← Purchase and Sale agreement between Plum Creek and TNC including signed pages and first amendment (Sonja Belanger, c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/13/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek submitting an errata to Thomas Gorrill’s pre-filed testimony (Robert Newton c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC). (Hand delivered 12/13/2007)
12/14/2007 Notice of Continuation of Public Hearing:
← E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, and to members of the public attaching the “Notice of Continuation of Public Hearings” stating that the final Greenville public session has been postponed until 01/19/2008 (Jeannine Lapointe, LURC).
12/17/2007 December 2007 Hearing Transcripts in paper and electronic form:
← December 1, 2007: Public Hearing in Greenville
← December 2, 2007: Public Hearing in Augusta
← December 3 –7 and 10-14, 2007: Party Hearings in Augusta
← December 15, 2007: Public Hearing in Portland
12/17/2007 E-mail correspondence from Mark Anderson, LURC consultant, submitting a research paper entitled, “Examining the Desirability for Recreating in Logged Settings” (Hunt, et al., 2000) (Mark Anderson, LURC Consultant, to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/18/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding summary of remaining time allotment for cross-examination, Commissioner Reference Sheets No. 10-12, and soliciting witness scheduling constraints for January (Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/19/2007 E-mail correspondence to Plum Creek, requesting the submission of its proposed land use districts and standards compared against LURC’s current Chapter 10 to LURC and parties by 01/04/2008(Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/21/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding the Eighth Procedural Order (Ron Kreisman, LURC).
12/21/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek seeking leave to respond to a memorandum received from Amy Mills, Assistant Attorney General, on 12/13/2007 (Robert Newton, Plum Creek, to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/21/2007 Correspondence from Plum Creek to David Rocque, Department of Agriculture, responding to his concerns on development proposed on potentially unsuitable soils, and response from David Rocque clarifying his concerns (Virginia Davis, Plum Creek to David Rocque, AG, and reply from David Rocque to Virginia Davis).
12/27/2007 E-mail correspondence to Plum Creek and MAS/NRCM requesting supplemental traffic volume/movement information from witnesses, Thomas Gorrill and Thomas Errico (Aga Pinette, LURC to Virginia Davis, c/o Plum Creek, and Russ Pierce and Harrison Richardson, MAS/NRCM).
12/27/2007 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek to the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, responding to the agency’s 08/06/2007 letter to LURC (Robert Newton, Plum Creek, to Art Spiess, MHPC).
12/28/2007 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding the Ninth Procedural Order (Aga Pinette, LURC).
2008 Content
01/03/2008 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek, attaching a statement from witness, Charles Lawton, in response to a request made during his party hearing appearance before the Commission (Sonja Belanger, c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/04/2008 Additional information received from Plum Creek, in paper and electronic form, pursuant to 12/19/2007 LURC request (Virginia Davis, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Proposed land use districts and standards (“pocket part”) compared against LURC’s current Chapter 10.
01/06/2008 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek responding to MAS/NRCM 12/28/2007 letter to Jerry Reid, Office of the Attorney General (Robert Newton, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC). (Received 01/07/2008 in paper form)
01/08/2008 E-mail correspondence to Plum Creek requesting identification of witnesses to appear on a supplemental party hearing panel, “Plan Mechanics and Implementation” (Aga Pinette, LURC, to Virginia Davis, Plum Creek).
01/10/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding Commissioner Reference Sheets No. 13 and 16 (Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/11/2008 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek, forwarding a Memorandum in Opposition to MAS/NRCM Motion to Exclude Thomas Gorrill Testimony (received 01/14/2008 in paper form) (Virginia Davis, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/11/2008 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek, opposing NFN’s request for additional cross-examination time (received 01/14/2008 in paper form) (Virginia Davis, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/11/2008 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek, designating witnesses for the “Plan Mechanics and Implementation” supplemental party hearing panel (received 01/14/2008 in paper form) (Virginia Davis, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/13/2008 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek, objecting to portions of the pre-filed supplemental testimony submitted by MAS/NRCM on January 11, 2008 (Patrick Strawbridge, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/14/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding the Tenth Procedural Order (Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/14/2008 Additional information received from Plum Creek in paper and electronic form (Robert Newton, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC):
← Pre-filed supplemental testimony on traffic impacts from Thomas Gorrill in response to LURC’s request on 12/27/2007.
01/15/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding Commissioner Reference Sheets No. 14 and 15 (Melissa Macaluso, LURC).
01/16/2008 LURC Demonstrative Aid: Summary of traffic volume forecasts (Evan Richert, LURC).
01/17/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding Commissioner Reference Sheet No. 17 (Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/21/2008 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek, forwarding an agreement in principle between Plum Creek and the Forest Society of Maine regarding a proposed ‘Balance’ conservation easement endowment (Virginia Davis, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/23/2008 LURC Demonstrative Aids: Balance conservation easement boundary maps (Evan Richert, LURC).
01/24/08 LURC Demonstrative Aids: Proposed land use districts and standards (Evan Richert, LURC).
01/30/2008 Correspondence from Plum Creek providing a list of additional information requests outstanding from the party hearings (Robert Newton c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/30/2008 Correspondence from Plum Creek submitting comments on the post-hearing process (Virginia Davis, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
02/05/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding the Eleventh Procedural Order (Aga Pinette, LURC).
02/08/2008 January 2008 Hearing Transcripts, in paper and electronic form:
← January 15-18,and 22-25, 2008: Party Hearings in Augusta
← January 19, 2008: Public Hearings in Greenville
02/15/2008 Filing received from Plum Creek in electronic and paper form, regarding additional information on Resort Developments and Master Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions.
02/22/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding staff recommended Post Hearing Schedule, and inviting comment (Aga Pinette, LURC).
02/27/2008 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek responding to NRCM/MA request to close the hearing record (Virginia Davis, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
02/28/2008 Notice of Public Comment Deadline:
← E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors and Interested Persons (Aga Pinette, LURC)
← E-mail and mail correspondence to Interested Parties (Aga Pinette, LURC)
03/04/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenor, and Interested Persons, denying Native Forest Network’s request for a deadline extension for filing Post Hearing Briefs (Aga Pinette, LURC).
03/05/2008 Commission Meeting:
← Agenda
← Memorandum on Post Hearing Schedule for ZP 707
03/06/2008 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek, submitting Maine Department of Transportation Traffic Movement Permit for the record (Virginia Davis, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
03/07/2008 Filing received by 4:00 PM from Plum Creek in electronic and paper form: Post Hearing Brief.
03/12/2008 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek, regarding the status of issues between the “Dam Owners” and Plum Creek (Virginia Davis, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
03/21/2008 Filing received by 4:00 PM from Plum Creek in electronic and paper form: Reply Brief.
03/27/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenor, and Interested Persons, advising that Chair Harvey will be issuing a procedural order in mid-April, and of upcoming overflights of the project area by some of the commissioners (Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/01/2008 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek, objecting to certain items in NRCM/MA Reply Brief (Virginia Davis, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/02/2008 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek, responding to 04/01/2008 NRCM/MA letter regarding information in the briefs about Canada Lynx (received 04/03/2008 in paper form)(Virginia Davis, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/08/2008 E-mail correspondence to FEN-RESTORE regarding their 03/28/2008 letter requesting notification if LURC staff/consultants meet with Plum Creek (Aga Pinette, LURC to Phil Worden, FEN-RESTORE).
04/08/2008 Correspondence to Plum Creek regarding accounting of expenses and processing fee payment (Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/11/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, advising that the Draft Issues List will be published by 04/16/2008 (Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/16/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding Draft Issues List and requesting comments by 04/23/2008 (Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/23/2008 Filing received from Plum Creek: Comments on draft issues list (received by 4pm in electronic form and on 04/24/2008 in paper form).
04/24/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding the Twelfth Procedural Order (Aga Pinette, LURC).
05/06/2008 E-mail correspondence from Plum Creek commenting on MA/NRCM’s 05/02/2008 e-mail regarding a proposed two week comment period on Plum Creek response to any amendments (Virginia Davis, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
05/07/2008 Commission Meeting:
← Agenda
← Memorandum on proposed agenda for May 27-28 deliberative sessions
← Staff Recommendation regarding agenda and process following deliberative sessions
← Additional comments from parties Plum Creek and Maine Audubon/Natural Resources Council of Maine regarding staff recommended process following deliberative sessions
05/14/2008 E-mail and mail correspondence to Interested Parties regarding the schedule and venue for May 27-28 Deliberative Sessions (Aga Pinette, LURC).
05/20/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, regarding the release of staff/consultant recommendations to be discussed at May 27-28 Deliberations (Aga Pinette, LURC).
05/20/2008 Materials related to Commission Deliberative Sessions (May 27-28, 2008):
← Memorandum to Commissioners
← Agenda
← Staff and Consultant Recommendations
← E-mail correspondence to Petitioner and Intervenors
← E-mail correspondence to Review Agencies
← Transcripts in paper and electronic form
← Audio files in electronic form
05/23/2008 Updated processing fee payment of $278,267.64 (copy of check received from Plum Creek).
06/03/2008 E-mail correspondence to review agencies regarding write-up of May 27-28 Deliberative Sessions and comment deadline of 07/11/2008 (Aga Pinette, LURC).
06/04/2008 Commission Meeting:
← Agenda with addendum
← Memorandum to Commissioners
← Memorandum to members of the public, Petitioner, Intervenors and Interested Persons
← E-mail correspondence to Petitioner and Intervenors
← Staff and Consultant Recommendations - Redlined
← Amendments to Core Elements of Plum Creek’s Concept Plan Proposal Generated by the Land Use Regulation Commission at its May 27-28 Deliberative Sessions
06/10/2008 Correspondence to Plum Creek regarding withdrawal of 1/10 of an acre from Concept Plan to solve confusion about property boundaries (Virginia Davis, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
06/12/2008 Notice of Public Comment Period (06/11/2008 to 07/11/2008):
← State of Maine Consolidated Rulemaking publication (Kennebec Journal, 06/11/2008)
← Interested Parties list
06/12/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, regarding the filing of objections to Plum Creek’s 06/10/2008 letter (Aga Pinette, LURC).
06/24/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, responding that Plum Creek’s requested withdrawal of 1/10 of an acre from the Concept Plan has been granted by the Chair (Aga Pinette, LURC).
07/06/2008 E-mail correspondence from Robert and Deborah Butzbach, requesting information pursuant to Maine’s Freedom of Access Act regarding the Somerset Game Sanctuary and the Route 6/15 proposal (Robert and Deborah Butzbach to Aga Pinette, LURC).
07/09/2008 E-mail correspondence to Robert and Deborah Butzbach, responding to their FOAA request with procedural information (Aga Pinette, LURC).
07/09/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, establishing protocol for 07/11/2008 filing (Aga Pinette, LURC).
07/11/2008 Filing received from Plum Creek in electronic form (and paper form on 07/14/2008):
← Comments on Commission “Amendments to Core Elements of Plum Creek’s Concept Plan Proposal,” dated 06/04/2008
07/23/2008 E-mail correspondence to MWGO asking for an explanation for the late filing of their 07/11/2008 testimony (received by e-mail on 07/13/2008) (Aga Pinette, LURC to Brian Courtois, MWGO).
07/25/2008 Correspondence to Plum Creek enclosing accounting of expenses and processing fee payment request (Aga Pinette, LURC to Luke Muzzy and Virginia Davis, Plum Creek).
08/01/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, informing of MWGO late filing and establishing protocol for objections (Aga Pinette, LURC).
08/08/2008 Correspondence to Plum Creek forwarding staff/consultant scope of work for field demonstrations for hillside development vegetation clearing standards (Aga Pinette, LURC to Luke Muzzy and Virginia Davis, Plum Creek).
08/12/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, announcing September 23-24, 2008, Commission Deliberations and accepting MWGO’s late-filed comments into the record(Aga Pinette, LURC).
08/26/2008 E-mail correspondence to Plum Creek, requesting additional information concerning their 07/11/2008 filing (Aga Pinette, LURC to Luke Muzzy and Ginger Davis, Plum Creek).
08/29/2008 Memorandum to Commissioners summarizing written materials relating to September 23-24 Deliberative Sessions and enclosing:
← Two CDs with all public comments received from 12/01/2007 to 03/14/2008
← One CD with all public comments received from 06/11/2008 to 07/11/2008
← Two indices for the above public comment CDs
09/02/2008 Correspondence from Plum Creek following up with responses to LURC’s 08/26/2008 request for information (Ginger Davis, Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
09/03/2008 Correspondence to Robert and Deborah Butzbach in response to their 07/06/2008 FOAA request for information:
← Cover letter
← Invoice
← Materials from ZP 707 files related to the Somerset Game Sanctuary and proposed Route 6/15 development corridor
← Materials from ZP 680 and SP 3284 applications from 04/03/2003 by Loon Enterprises
09/04/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding the Thirteenth Procedural Order (Aga Pinette, LURC).
09/09/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding a letter to Plum Creek regarding scenic field testing and an updated service list (Aga Pinette, LURC).
09/10/2008 E-mail correspondence to interested parties regarding the September 23-24 Deliberative Sessions (Aga Pinette, LURC).
09/12/2008 Memorandum to Commissioners enclosing:
← Notebook 1 containing a reproduction of June 4th Commission-generated amendments document with tab references relevant to Notebook 2
← Notebook 2 containing numbered sections with excerpts from July 11 comments and staff/consultant recommendations
09/19/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding the Fourteenth Procedural Order (Aga Pinette, LURC).
09/19/2008 Correspondence from Robert and Deborah Butzbach, enclosing invoice and check for $178.75 for materials received in response to their 07/06/2008 FOAA request (Robert and Deborah Butzbach to LURC).
09/23/2008 Attendance sheets and electronic audio files from September 23-24, 2008 Commission deliberative sessions.
INTERVENORS AND INTERESTED PERSONS
Note: This document uses the following acronyms for Intervenors and Interested Persons participating in this proceeding:
▪ ATVM Alliance of Trail Vehicles of Maine
▪ AMC Appalachian Mountain Club
▪ BRCC Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce
▪ COALITION Coalition to Preserve and Grow Northern Maine
▪ FEN Forest Ecology Network
▪ FSM Forest Society of Maine
▪ FPL FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC, et al.
▪ GROWSMART GrowSmart Maine
▪ MAS Maine Audubon Society
▪ MBHA Maine Bowhunters Association
▪ MILLS Maine Mills
▪ MPGA Maine Professional Guides Association
▪ MSA Maine Snowmobile Association
▪ MSCC Maine State Chamber of Commerce
▪ MTA Maine Tourism Association
▪ MWGO Maine Wilderness Guides Organization
▪ MWC Maine Woods Coalition
▪ MRFC Moosehead Region Futures Committee
▪ NFN Native Forest Network – Gulf of Maine
▪ NRCM Natural Resources Council of Maine
▪ OSI Open Space Institute
▪ PCEDC Piscataquis County Economic Development Council
▪ PLCM Professional Logging Contractors of Maine
▪ RESTORE RESTORE: The North Woods
▪ SEDC Somerset Economic Development Corporation
▪ SAM Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine
▪ TMHC The Maine Highlands Corporation
▪ TNC The Nature Conservancy
▪ WMF Western Mountains Foundation
06/20/2007 Petitions to Intervene received by LURC as of 5:00 P.M. on June 20, 2007:
← ATVM, c/o Dan Mitchell, Executive Director (received 06/20/2007).
← AMC, c/o Walter Graff, Deputy Director (received 06/19/2007).
← BRCC, c/o Candace A. Guerette, President (received 06/20/2007).
← Coalition, c/o Thomas B. Federle, Legal Counsel (received 06/20/2007).
← FEN, c/o Lynne A Williams, Legal Counsel (received 06/19/2007).
← FSM, c/o Alan Hutchinson, Executive Director (received 06/20/2007).
← FPL, c/o F. Allen Wiley, PE, Vice President (received 06/19/2007).
← GrowSmart, c/o Alan Caron, President (received 06/19/2007).
← MBHA, c/o Don Kleiner, Legislative Liaison (received 06/19/2007).
← MILLS, c/o C. Charles Lumbert, President (received 06/19/2007).
← MPGA, c/o John Rust, Vice President (received 06/20/2007).
← MSA, c/o Bob Meyers, Executive Director (received 06/19/2007).
← MSCC, c/o Dana F. Connors, President (received 06/20/2007).
← MTA, c/o Vaughn Stinson, CTC, Chief Executive Officer (received 06/15/2007).
← MWGO, c/o Kevin Slater, Co-President (received 06/19/2007).
← MWC, c/o Anne Mitchell, President and Steering Committee Chairwoman (received 06/17/2007).
← MRFC, c/o Wendy Weiger, Coordinator (received 06/06/2007).
← NFN, c/o Jim Freeman (received 06/20/2007; letter received 06/28/2007).
← MAS and NRCM, Joint Petition, c/o Russell B. Pierce, Jr., Legal Counsel for NRCM; Harrison L. Richardson, Legal Counsel for MAS (received 06/18/2007).
← Piscataquis County Commissioners c/o Mike Henderson, County Manager (received 06/06/2007).
← PCEDC, c/o Jack Clukey, President (received 06/11/2007).
← PLCM, c/o Edward Gould, Legal Counsel (received 06/20/2007).
← RESTORE, c/o Philip C. Worden, Legal Counsel (received 06/19/2007).
← Rockwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue, c/o Norman Quirrion, President (received 06/20/2007).
← Somerset County Commissioners, c/o Philip Roy, Jr., Chairman (received 06/18/2007; corrected copy received 07/23/2007).
← SEDC, Board of Directors, c/o John Doucette, President (received 05/29/2007).
← SAM, c/o George A. Smith, Executive Director (received 06/19/2007).
← TMHC, c/o John Holden, Chairperson (received 06/18/2007).
← TNC, c/o Philip F.W. Ahrens, Legal Counsel (received 06/19/2007).
← Town of Greenville, c/o John Simko, Town Manager (received 06/20/2007).
← Town of Jackman, c/o Kathleen MacKenzie, Town Manager (received 06/19/2007).
← WMF, c/o David Herring, Executive Director (received 06/20/2007).
07/02/2007 Letter entering the appearance of Wright & Mills, P.A., on behalf of MSA, MBHA, MPGA, and ATVM (Kenneth Lexier and Robert Conkling, Wright & Mills).
07/06/2007 Petition from OSI, requesting to be designated as an Interested Person in the matter of Zoning Petition ZP 707 (Peter Howell, OSI).
07/09/2007 Letter from MILLS stating that the organization would be receptive to consolidating intervenor status with other like groups (C. Charles Lumbert, MILLS).
07/09/2007 E-mail correspondence requesting consolidation of SEDC, PCEDC, and Coalition (Thomas Federle, Federle Law Firm).
07/10/2007 E-mail correspondence requesting consolidation of MSA, ATVM, MPGA, and MBHA (Robert Conkling, Wright & Mills).
07/10/2007 E-mail correspondence requesting the consolidation of PLCM, MILLS and the MWC (Edward Gould, Gross Minsky & Mogul).
07/11/2007 Letter from MRFC regarding the relevance of the proposed Conservation Framework (James Glavine, MRFC).
07/12/2007 Letter from TNC requesting that it not be consolidated with any other party (Chip Ahrens, Pierce Atwood).
07/12/2007 Letter from MAS and NRCM providing a list of concerns and recommendations regarding the terms of the Offset Easement (Russell Pierce, Norman Hanson & Detroy).
07/13/2007 Letter and e-mail correspondence requesting the consolidation of MSCC with MTA (Vaughn Stinson, MTA).
07/19/2007 E-mail correspondence from MWGO requesting that LURC extend the filing deadline for detailed issues statements (Kevin Slater, MWGO).
07/20/2007 Letter from MRFC requesting that LURC to make adjustments to the schedule for submittal of detailed issues lists and pre-filed testimony and for LURC to make available on its web site additional information submitted by the Petitioner over the past 90 days (Wendy Weiger, MRFC; resubmitted 07/23/2007).
07/27/2007 Filings received from Intervenors and Interested Persons by LURC as of 4:00 PM on July 27, 2007 pertaining to (a) detailed issues statements and/or comments on or objections to the organizational structure or substance of the document entitled “Potential Issues and Applicable Legal Criteria Pertaining to Zoning Petition ZP 707”; (b) comments on the legal relevance and admissibility of evidence pertaining to the Conservation Framework; (c) comments on the proposed identification and/or consolidated groupings of Intervenors and Interested Persons; and (d) comments on dates and/or locations of public hearing.
← ATVM, MSA, MPGA, MBHA (received in part 07/24/2007 and 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/25/2007 and 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
← AMC (received 07/26/2007 via e-mail; 07/27/2007 via postal mail).
← BRCC (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
← Coalition (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
← FSM (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
← FPL(received 07/26/2007 via e-mail and postal mail).
← GrowSmart (received 07/26/2007 via e-mail; 07/27/2007 via postal mail).
← MILLS, MWC, and PLCM (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
← MSCC (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
← MTA (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
← MWGO (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
← MRFC (received 07/21/2007 via e-mail; 07/23/2007 via postal mail).
← NFN (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/30/2007 via postal mail; re-filed 08/03/2007 via e-mail).
← MAS and NRCM (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
← OSI (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
← Piscataquis County Commissioners (received in part 07/19/2007 and 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/23/2007 and 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
← PCEDC (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/31/2007 via postal mail).
← FEN and RESTORE (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail and postal mail).
← Rockwood Volunteer Fire & Rescue (received 07/20/2007 via postal mail).
← Somerset County Commissioners (received 07/25/2007 via e-mail).
← SEDC (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
← SAM (received 07/26/2007 via e-mail and postal mail).
← TMHC (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
← TNC (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
← Town of Greenville (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
← WMF (received 07/27/2007 via e-mail; 07/30/2007 via postal mail).
07/27/2007 E-mail correspondence from FEN and RESTORE submitting a motion to dismiss Plum Creek’s petition on the grounds that the Commisison lacks the statutory authority to approve it (Philip Worden, c/o FEN and RESTORE, to Aga Pinette, LURC).
07/27/2007 E-mail correspondence from the Town of Jackman requesting to change its status to interested party or local government agency instead of Intervenor and identiying the Town’s issus of concern (Kathleen MacKenzie, Town Manager, to Aga Pinette, LURC).
08/02/2007 E-mail correspondence from OSI responding to requests by certain parties that OSI be denied Interested Person status (Peter Howell, OSI to Aga Pinette, LURC).
08/03/2007 Filings received by LURC as of 4:00 PM on August 3, 2007 pertaining to comments on the tentative schedule for this proceeding:
← MRFC (received 1:07 PM on 08/03/2007 via e-mail).
← MAS and NRCM (received 3:17 PM on 08/03/2007 via e-mail).
08/03/2007 Filings received by LURC after 4:00 PM on August 3, 2007 pertaining to comments on the tentative schedule for this proceeding and ‘good cause’ responses:
← FEN and RESTORE (received 4:24 PM on 08/03/2007 via e-mail; good cause response received 1:31 PM on 08/07/2007: Lynne Williams and Phil Worden, Legal Counsel).
08/07/2007 E-mail correspondence from the Rockwood Volunteer Fire & Rescue requesting the extinguishment of the organizations’ status as intervenor or interested person (Norman Quirrion, President).
08/08/2007 E-mail correspondence from MRFC filing objections to the 08/07/2007 Directive regarding the schedule for pre-filed testimony (Wendy Weiger, Coordinator).
08/08/2007 Letter from the Town of Jackman requesting the extinguishment of the organizations’ status as intervenor (Kathleen MacKenzie, Town Manager).
08/09/2007 E-mail correspondence from FEN and RESTORE filing objections to the 08/07/2007 Directive regarding the schedule for pre-filed testimony (Lynne Williams and Philip Worden, Legal Counsel).
08/13/2007 E-mail correspondence from GrowSmart forwarding comments provided to MDOT as part of an MDOT public hearing/scoping session on a traffic movement permit application filed by Plum Creek (Beth Nagusky, Project Director).
08/21/2007 E-mail correspondence from MAS and NRCM requesting a time extension of the 8/31/07 deadline for filing pre-filed direct testimony (Russell Pierce & Harrison Richardson, Legal Counsel).
08/23/2007 E-mail correspondence from FEN and RESTORE requesting a time extension of the 8/31/07 deadline for filing pre-filed direct testimony, raising concerns about sanctions, and requesting an announcement of hearing dates and locals as soon as possible (Lynn Williams & Philip Worden, Legal Counsel).
08/26/2007 E-mail correspondence from MAS and NRCM objecting to Plum Creek’s submission of a revised report filed with LURC on 08/24/2007 (Russell Pierce & Harrison Richardson, Legal Counsel).
08/27/2007 E-mail correspondence from FEN and RESTORE supporting MAS and NRCM’s 08/26/2007 objections (Philip Worden, Legal Counsel).
08/27/2007 E-mail correspondence from MWGO requesting a time extension of the 08/31/2007 deadline for pre-filed direct testimony (Kevin Slater, MWGO).
08/27/2007 E-mail correspondence from NFN requesting a time extension of the 08/31/2007 deadline for pre-filed direct testimony (Jim Freeman, NFN).
08/29/2007 E-mail correspondence from FEN and RESTORE responding to Plum Creek’s 08/02/2007 letter and objecting to certain Plum Creek filings (Philip Worden, Legal Counsel) (received 08/29/2007 via e-mail; 08/30/2007 via postal mail).
08/31/2007 E-mail correspondence from the Coalition objecting to the staff recommendation pertaining to the public hearing schedule and venue (Tom Federle, Legal Counsel).
08/31/2007 E-mail correspondence from the Town of Greenville objecting to the staff recommendation dated 08/29/2007 pertaining to the public hearing schedule and venue (John Simko, Town Manager; paper copy received 09/04/2007).
08/31/2007 E-mail correspondence from SEDC objecting to the staff recommendation dated 08/29/2007 pertaining to the public hearing schedule and venue (William Logan, Legal Counsel).
08/31/2007 E-mail correspondence from the Piscataquis County Commission objecting to the staff recommendation dated 08/29/2007 pertaining to the public hearing schedule and venue (Tom Lizotte, Piscataquis County Commission Chair).
08/31/2007 E-mail correspondence from ATVM, MSA, MPGA, and MBHA objecting to the staff recommendation dated 08/29/2007 pertaining to the public hearing schedule and venue (Kenneth Lexier, Legal Counsel; paper copy received 09/04/2007).
08/31/2007 Filings received from Intervenors and Interested Persons submitting (a) pre-filed direct testimony, (b) witness availability, and (c) comments pertaining to a motion to dismiss Plum Creek’s petition filed with LURC on 07/27/2007 by FEN and RESTORE (marked with asterisk*) (Note: Unless otherwise noted below, filings were received by LURC as of 4:00 PM on 08/31/2007):
← ATVM, MSA, MPGA, MBHA (received 08/30/2007 in electronic and paper form, original witness jurats received 10/22/2007).
← AMC (received 08/31/2007 in electronic and paper form).
← Coalition (received 08/31/2007 in electronic and paper form).*
← FSM (received 08/31/2007 in electronic and paper form).*
← FPL(received 08/31/2007 in electronic and paper form; witness availability received 09/10/2007 in electronic form).
← GrowSmart (received 08/31/2007 in electronic and paper form; original witness jurats received 10/19/2007, replacement witness jurat for James Howland received 10/23/2007 (original was lost); witness availability received 09/18/2007 in electronic form).
← MILLS, MWC, and PLCM (received 08/31/2007 in electronic form; 08/31/2007 in part in paper form; 09/04/2007 in part in paper form, original witness jurats received 10/24/2007).
← MSCC (received 08/31/2007 in electronic and paper form; witness availability received 09/11/2007 in electronic and paper form; original witness jurats received 10/22/2007).
← MWGO (received 08/31/2007 in electronic and paper form; original jurat received 09/04/2007).
← MRFC (received 08/31/2007 in electronic and paper form; additional witness availability received 09/13/2007 in electronic form; typographical correction received 09/14/2007 in electronic form).
← NFN (received 08/31/2007 in part in paper form; testimony filed by Robin Lea received 09/12/2007 in paper form; received 08/31/2007 in electronic form; portions of electronic testimony received 09/14/2007 in reformatted form, proper and original witness jurats received 10/24/2007).
← MAS and NRCM (received 08/31/2007 in electronic and paper form; omitted Exhibit 10 filed by Cathy Johnson received 09/24/2007 in electronic and paper form; errata sheets received 09/25/2007 in electronic and paper form, original witness jurats received 10/22/2007 ).
← OSI (letter stating that pre-filed direct testimony will be filed by 09/14/2007 received 08/31/2007 in electronic and paper form; e-mail correspondence correcting typographical error received 08/31/2007 via e-mail).
← Piscataquis County Commissioners (received 08/28/2007 in electronic form; 08/31/2007 in paper form, received original notarization on 11/08/2007).*
← PCEDC (received 08/31/2007 in electronic and paper form).
← FEN and RESTORE (received 08/31/2007 in electronic and paper form; witness availability received 09/28/2007 in electronic form).
← SEDC (received 08/31/2007 in electronic and paper form).
← SAM (received 07/26/2007 in electronic and paper form).
← TNC (received 08/31/2007 in electronic and paper form).
← Town of Greenville (received 4:02 PM 08/31/2007 in electronic form; received 09/05/2007 in paper form). Note: Per the Chair’s Fifth Procedural Order, the 8/31/2007 testimony filed by the Town of Greenville has been striken as Intervenor testimony and is considered review agency comment.
08/31/2007 E-mail correspondence from the Town of Greenville providing explanation of delay in filing direct testimony electronically and via postal mail (John Simko, Town Manager).
09/04/2007 E-mail correspondence from MILLS, PLCM and MWC objecting to the staff recommendation dated 08/29/2007 pertaining to the public hearing schedule and venue (Edward Gould, Legal Counsel).
09/04/2007 E-mail correspondence from PCEDC objecting to the staff recommendation dated 08/29/2007 pertaining to the public hearing schedule and venue (Thomas Kittredge, Executive Director; paper copy received 09/11/2007).
09/05/2007 E-mail correspondence from FPL requesting that LURC provide an index of all party pre-filed testimony received (Sarah Tracy, Legal Counsel).
09/07/2007 E-mail correspondence from FEN and RESTORE filing leave to reply to briefs filed by certain parties in opposition of the motion to dismiss Plum Creek’s petition on the grounds that the Commisison lacks the statutory authority to approve it, filed with LURC on 07/27/2007 and submitting the following briefs: (Philip Worden, c/o FEN and RESTORE, to Aga Pinette, LURC) (received 09/10/2007 in paper form).
← Brief replying to comments filed by the Coalition.
← Brief replying to comments filed by FSM.
← Brief replying to comments filed by Plum Creek.
09/07/2007 Filings received from Intervenors and Interested Persons submitting objections to 08/31/2007 pre-filed direct testimony (Unless otherwise noted below, filings were received by LURC as of 4:00 PM on 09/07/2007):
← Coalition (received 09/07/2007 in electronic form; 09/10/2007 in paper form).
← MSCC (received 09/07/2007 in electronic form).
← PCEDC (received 09/07/2007 in electronic form).
← SEDC (received 09/07/2007 in electronic form).
09/14/2007 Filings received from Intervenors and Interested Persons submitting (a) pre-filed direct testimony and (b) responses to objections to 08/31/2007 pre-filed direct testimony (marked with asterisk*) (Note: Unless otherwise noted below, filings were received by LURC as of 4:00 PM on 08/31/2007):
← ATVM, MSA, MPGA, MBHA (testimony received 09/11/2007 in paper form; 09/12/2007 in electronic form).
← AMC* (response to objections received 09/14/2007 via e-mail).
← GrowSmart* (response to objections received 09/14/2007 4:35 PM via e-mail).
← MRFC* (response to objections received 09/12/2007).
← NFN* (testimony received 09/14/2007 in paper form; 09/14/2007 4:16 PM via e-mail; two responses to objections received 09/14/2007 via e-mail).
← MAS and NRCM* (testimony received 09/14/2007 in paper and electronic form; response to objections received 09/14/2007 via e-mail, original witness jurats received 10/22/2007).
← OSI (testimony received 09/14/2007 in paper and electronic form).
← FEN and RESTORE* (testimony received 09/14/2007 in paper and electronic form; response to objections received 09/14/2007 via e-mail).
09/14/2007 E-mail correspondence from FEN and RESTORE requesting that LURC post review agency correspondence to the State’s FTP site in Adobe PDF file format (Lynne Williams, Legal Counsel).
09/21/2007 Filings received from Intervenors and Interested Persons submitting objections to 09/14/2007 pre-filed direct testimony (Unless otherwise noted below, filings were received by LURC as of 4:00 PM on 09/21/2007):
← MSCC (received 09/21/2007 in electronic form).
09/21/2007 E-mail correspondence from MAS and NRCM joining FEN and RESTORE in their motion to dismiss Plum Creek’s petition on the grounds that the Commisison lacks the statutory authority to approve it, filed with LURC on 07/27/2007 (Russell Pierce and Harrison Richardson, Legal Counsel).
09/24/2007 E-mail correspondence from the Coalition submitting suggestions for conducting public hearings (Tom Federle, Legal Counsel).
09/24/2007 E-mail correspondence from MAS and NRCM submitting responses to objections to 0914/2007 pre-filed direct testimony filed by MSCC on 09/21/2007 (Russell Pierce and Harrison Richardson, Legal Counsel).
09/25/2007 E-mail correspondence from MSCC responding to 09/24/2007 correspondence from MAS and NRCM (Bruce McGlauflin, Legal Counsel).
09/26/2007 E-mail correspondence from MSCC submitting comments in response to 09/24/2007 letter from the Coalition submitting suggestions for conducting public hearings (Gerald Petrucelli, Legal Counsel). (Paper copy received 09/28/2007)
09/28/2007 E-mail correspondence from TNC submitting comments in response to 09/24/2007 letter from the Coalition’s (Chip Ahrens, Legal Counsel).
09/28/2007 Filings received from Intervenors and Interested Persons submitting (a) pre-filed rebuttal testimony and (b) responses to objections to 09/14/2007 pre-filed direct testimony (marked with asterisk*) (Note: Unless otherwise noted below, filings were received by LURC as of 4:00 PM on 09/28/2007):
← ATVM, MSA, MPGA, MBHA (testimony received 09/28/2007 in paper and electronic form).
← AMC (testimony received 09/28/2007 in paper and electronic form).
← Coalition (testimony received 09/28/2007 in paper and electronic form).
← FSM (testimony received 09/28/2007 in paper and electronic form).
← FPL(testimony received 09/28/2007 in paper and electronic form).
← MILLS, MWC, and PLCM (testimony received 09/28/2007 in electronic form; 10/02/2007 in paper form, original witness jurats received 10/24/2007).
← MSCC (testimony received 09/28/2007 in paper and electronic form, original witness jurats received 10/22/2007).
← MRFC (testimony received 09/28/2007 in paper and electronic form).
← NFN (testimony received 09/28/2007 in paper and electronic form, Will Neils’ and Ron Huber’s proper and original witness jurat received 10/24/2007).
← MAS and NRCM (testimony received 09/28/2007 in paper and electronic form, original witness jurats received 10/22/2007).
← OSI* (response to objections received 09/26/2007 in electronic form; 10/01/2007 in paper form).
← PCEDC (testimony received 09/28/2007 in paper and electronic form).
← FEN and RESTORE (testimony received 09/28/2007 in paper and electronic form, original witness jurat received 10/25/2007).
← SEDC (testimony received 09/28/2007 in paper and electronic form).
← TNC (testimony received 09/28/2007 in paper and electronic form).
10/02/2007 E-mail correspondence from the NFN joining FEN and RESTORE in their motion to dismiss Plum Creek’s petition on the grounds that the Commission lacks the statutory authority to approve it, filed with LURC on 07/27/2007 (Emily Posner).
10/05/2007 Filings received from Intervenors and Interested Persons submitting comments on procedural implications of the plan amendments announced by Plum Creek on 09/28/2007 (Note: Unless otherwise noted below, filings were received by LURC by 4:00 pm on 10/05/2007):
← ATVM, MBHA and MSA (received 10/05/2007 via e-mail).
← AMC (received 10/05/2007 via e-mail).
← Coalition (received 10/05/2007 via e-mail).
← GrowSmart (received 10/05/2007 via e-mail).
← MILLS, MWC, and PLCM (received 10/05/2007 via e-mail and in paper form on 10/10/2007).
← MSCC (received 10/05/2007 via e-mail).
← MRFC (received 10/05/2007 via e-mail).
← NFN (received 10/05/2007 via e-mail).
← MAS and NRCM (received 10/05/2007 via e-mail).
← OSI (received 10/05/2007 via e-mail and 10/09/2007 in paper form).
← PCEDC (received 10/05/2007 via e-mail).
← FEN and RESTORE (received 10/05/2007 via e-mail).
← SEDC (received 10/05/2007 via e-mail).
10/05/2007 Filings received from Intervenors and Interested Persons submitting objections to pre-filed rebuttal testimony of Plum Creek (Note: Filings were received by LURC by 4:00 pm on 10/05/2007):
← MAS and NRCM (received 10/05/2007 via e-mail).
← FEN and RESTORE (received 10/05/2007 via e-mail).
10/05/2007 E-mail correspondence from MRFC commenting on the 09/18/2007 letter from the Coalition, objecting to the statement that public speakers at the hearings should identify themselves as “for, against, or neither for or against Plum Creek’s proposal” (Wendy Weiger, MRFC, to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/09/2007 E-mail correspondence from FEN and RESTORE to Chair Harvey asking that their 10 minutes allotted time during the 10/10/2007 Commission meeting to argue for the Motion to Dismiss be allocated for 7 minutes of presentation and 3 minutes of rebuttal (Philip Worden c/o RESTORE/FEN to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/09/2007 Filings received from Intervenors and Interested Persons submitting comments on draft of hearing organization (Note: Unless otherwise noted, filings were received by LURC by 4:00 pm on 10/09/2007):
← FPL (received 10/09/2007 via e-mail and on 10/10/2007 in paper form).
← GrowSmart (received 10/09/2007 via e-mail).
← MSCC (received 10/09/2007 via e-mail and on 10/10/2007 in paper form).
← MAS and NRCM (received 10/09/2007 via e-mail).
← FEN and RESTORE (received 10/09/2007 via e-mail).
10/22/2007 Motion to Amend the Second Procedural Order of 10/16/2007 to allow an opening statement by the MTA:
← MTA (received 10/22/2007 in paper and electronic form).
← MSCC (received 10/22/2007 in electronic form, and 10/23/2007 in paper form).
10/25/2007 E-mail correspondence from NFN suggesting consolidating party hearings to December to reduce the burden on their volunteer organization (Emily Posner, NFN to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/26/2007 E-mail correspondence from FEN and RESTORE forwarding a corrected draft of comments on the conduct of party hearings, previously filed on 10/25/ (Lynne A. Williams c/o FEN to Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/26/2007 Filings received from Intervenors and Interested Persons submitting witness availability constraints for party hearings (Note: Unless otherwise noted, filings were received via e-mail by 4:00 PM on 10/26/2007):
← ATVM, MBHA, MSA, MPGA
← AMC
← FPL
← MILLS, MWC, and PLCM
← MSCC
← MWGO
← MRFC
← NFN (additional witness availability information filed 11/05/2007)
← MAS and NRCM
← OSI
← PCEDC
← SEDC
← TNC
11/02/2007 Filings received from Intervenors and Interested Persons submitting comments on LURC’s Draft Witness Appearance Order, and filing requests for cross-examination time (Note: Unless otherwise noted, filings were received via e-mail by 11/02/2007):
← AMC
← ATVM, MBHA, MSA, MPGA
← Coalition
← FPL
← FSM
← GrowSmart
← MILLS, MWC, and PLCM
← MRFC
← MSCC and Maine Tourism Alliance (paper copy filed on 11/05/2007)
← MWGO (received 11/09/2007 via email)
← NFN
← MAS and NRCM
← PCEDC (received Mark Scarano’s original notarization on 11/08/2007)
← FEN and RESTORE
← SEDC
← TNC
← SAM (received 11/05/2007, served on parties 11/07/2007)
11/16/2007 E-mail correspondence from MAS and NRCM, requesting an extension of the 11/27/2007 deadline for pre-filed rebuttal testimony (Russell Pierce c/o NRCM-MA to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/16/2007 Email correspondence from the SEDC submitting comments on the Fifth Procedural Order (William Logan, c/o SEDC to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/19/2007 Filings received from Intervenors and Interested Persons submitting comments on the Fifth Procedural Order and topics for the Second Pre-hearing Conference:
← AMC (received 11/19/2007)
← FPL (received 11/02/2007)
← GrowSmart (received 11/19/2007)
← MILLS, MWC, and PLCM (received 11/16/2007)
← MSCC (received 11/16/2007)
← MRFC (received 11/19/2007)
← NFN (received 11/20/2007)
← OSI (received 11/16/2007)
← PCEDC (received 11/19/2007)
← FEN and RESTORE (received 11/19/2007)
← SEDC (received 11/16/2007)
← TNC (received 11/19/2007)
11/20/2007 Filings received from Intervenors and Interested Persons submitting (a) pre-filed direct testimony relating to October 2007 concept plan amendments and (b) comments on certain LURC staff/consultant reports dated 11/05/2007 (marked with an asterisk*) (Unless otherwise noted, filings were received by 12:00 PM on 11/20/2007):
← ATVM, MBHA, MSA, MPGA
← AMC
← MSCC* (received 11/20/2007 at 4:00 PM in electronic form; explanation of tardiness filed on 11/21/2007)
← MRFC
← MAS and NRCM * (CD received on 11/27/2007)
← OSI
← FEN and RESTORE
11/27/2007 E-mail correspondence from the NFN, requesting leave to use two cross-examiners for any given panel during the party hearings (Chris Smith, NFN to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/27/2007 Filings received from Intervenors and Interested Persons submitting pre-filed rebuttal testimony relating to October 2007 concept plan amendments (Unless otherwise noted, filings were received by 12:00 PM on 11/27/2007):
← FSM
← MAS and NRCM
← TNC
11/30/2007 E-mail correspondence from FEN and RESTORE submitting objections to certain Plum Creek rebuttal testimony and LURC’s 6:00 PM scheduled adjournment time for public hearings (Lynne Williams c/o FEN/RESTORE to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/30/2007 E-mail correspondence from MAS and NRCM forwarding exhibits proposed to be used by MAS/NRCM as part of its opening statement (Katrina Niidas-Holm c/o MAS/NRCM to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/30/2007 E-mail correspondence from the Coalition requesting more information about the 11/30/2007 pre-filed MAS/NRCM opening statement exhibit (Tom Federle c/o Coalition to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/30/2007 E-mail correspondence from MAS/NRCM responding to 11/30/2007 request for additional information regarding the pre-filed MAS/NRCM opening statement (Russell Pierce c/o MAS/NRCM to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/30/2007 E-mail correspondence from MSCC requesting more information about the 11/30/2007 pre-filed MAS/NRCM opening statement exhibit (Bruce McGlauflin c/o MSCC to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/01/2007 E-mail correspondence from FSM, advising that it plans to modify an opening statement exhibit, and submitting an electronic CD containing its PowerPoint opening statement presentation (CD delivered on 12/03/2007) (Dick Spencer, FSM to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/05/2007 Filings received from Intervenors and Interested Persons submitting comments in response to US FWS and US EPA letters in which the agencies decline to be present for cross-examination and questioning during party hearings (Unless otherwise noted, filings were received by 12/05/2007):
← ATVM, MBHA, MSA, MPGA
← AMC
← FEN and RESTORE
← MAS and NRCM
← MSCC
← NFN
← SEDC
12/21/2007 Correspondence from MSCC regarding witness availability for January 2008 (Gerald Petruccelli, MSCC to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/28/2007 E-mail correspondence from MAS and NRCM objecting to oral testimony given by Plum Creek witness Thomas Gorrill on 12/13/2007 (Russell Pierce, MA/NRCM to Aga Pinette, LURC and Jerry Reid, AAG).
01/07/2008 E-mail correspondence from PCEDC urging LURC to reject MAS/NRCM’s objection to Thomas Gorrill’s testimony (Timothy Pease, PCEDC to Jerry Reid, AAG).
01/09/2008 E-mail correspondence from FPL responding to LURC’s request for additional information regarding boardwalk installation on its lands (Jeffrey Thaler, FPL to Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/09/2008 E-mail correspondence from MAS and NRCM, forwarding a Motion to Exclude Thomas Gorrill’s Additional Testimony (Russell Pierce, MA-NRCM to Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/09/2008 E-mail correspondence from AMC, responding to LURC’s request for additional information and forwarding a Purchase and Sale Agreement between AMC and TNC pertaining to the Roaches Tract (received in paper form 01/10/2008) (Sarah McDaniel, AMC to Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/11/2008 E-mail correspondence from MSCC, objecting to MAS and NRCM’s 01/09/2008 “Motion to Exclude Additional Testimony from Plum Creek Witness Gorrill” (received 01/14/2008 in paper form) (Gerald Petruccelli, MSCC to Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/13/2008 E-mail correspondence from MRFC requesting additional time to cross-examine the supplemental panels added to the January 2008 party hearing schedule (Wendy Weiger, MRFC to Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/14/2008 E-mail correspondence from MAS and NRCM, responding to Plum Creek’s objection to Barbara Charry’s affidavit accompanying Thomas Errico’s testimony filed 01/11/2008 (received 01/15/2008 in paper form) (Harrison Richardson, MA-NRCM to Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/23/2008 E-mail correspondence from MAS and NRCM, responding to LURC’s request for additional information and forwarding a BioScience article entitled, “Biological Mercury Hotspots in Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada“. (Jody Jones, MAS/NRCM, to Aga Pinette, LURC).
01/30/2008 Filing received from Intervenors and Interested Persons commenting on the post-hearing process and identifying additional information requested of witnesses during party hearings, pursuant to Chair Harvey’s verbal order on the last day of party hearings (Unless otherwise noted, filings were received by 4:00 PM on 01/30/2008 in electronic form):
← AMC
← Coalition
← FEN and RESTORE
← FSM
← GrowSmart (received 5:31 PM on 01/30/2008)
← MAS and NRCM
← MILLS, MWC, and PLCM
← MRFC
← NFN
← OSI
← PCEDC
← TNC
02/22/2008 E-mail correspondence from MAS and NRCM requesting that the Hearing Record be closed (Russell Pierce, MAS/NRCM to Aga Pinette, LURC).
02/29/2008 Filing received from MAS and NRCM in electronic and paper form, in response to Plum Creek’s submission of materials about exemplar resorts.
03/03/2008 E-mail received from NFN requesting a deadline extension for Post Hearing Briefs (Chris Smith, NFN to Aga Pinette, LURC).
03/07/2008 Filing received from Parties: Post Hearing Briefs (Unless otherwise noted, filings were received by 4:00 PM on in electronic and paper form):
← Appalachian Mountain Club
← ATV Maine et al
← Coalition to Preserve and Grow Northern Maine
← Dam Owners
← Forest Ecology Network and RESTORE: The North Woods
← Forest Society of Maine
← GrowSmart Maine
← Maine Audubon and Natural Resources Council of Maine
← Maine Mills et al
← Maine State Chamber of Commerce and Maine Tourism Association
← Moosehead Region Futures Committee
← Open Space Institute
← Native Forest Network
← Piscataquis County Economic Development Council
← Somerset Economic Development Corporation
← The Nature Conservancy
03/21/2008 Filings received from Parties: Reply Briefs (received by 4pm in electronic and paper form):
← Appalachian Mountain Club
← GrowSmart Maine
← Maine Audubon and Natural Resources Council of Maine
← Maine Mills, Maine Woods Coalition, and Professional Logging Contractors of Maine
← Maine State Chamber of Commerce
← Moosehead Region Futures Committee
← RESTORE: The North Woods and Forest Ecology Network
03/28/2008 E-mail correspondence from RESTORE: The North Woods and Forest Ecology Network requesting that they be notified if LURC staff/consultants meet with Plum Creek or any of the other parties prior to release of the issues list (Phil Worden, FEN-RESORE to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
04/01/2008 E-mail correspondence from Maine Audubon and Natural Resources Council of Maine regarding references to Canada Lynx in Opening and Reply Briefs (Russell Pierce, MA/NRCM to Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/08/2008 E-mail correspondence from Maine Audubon and Natural Resources Council of Maine, responding to pending objections by Plum Creek (Russell Pierce, MA/NRCM to Aga Pinette, LURC).
04/23/2008 Filings received from Parties: Comments on draft issues list (received by 4:00 PM in electronic form):
← Forest Ecology Network and RESTORE: The North Woods
← Maine Audubon and Natural Resources Council of Maine
← Maine State Chamber of Commerce
← Moosehead Region Futures Committee
05/02/2008 E-mail correspondence from Maine Audubon and Natural Resources Council of Maine suggesting the addition of a two week public comment period following Plum Creek’s response to Concept Plan amendments (Russell Pierce, MA/NRCM to Aga Pinette, LURC).
05/08/2008 Filings received from Parties: Comments on Maine Department of Transportation Traffic Movement Permit and the Dam Owners’ submittal on their agreement with Plum Creek on FERC lands (received by 4:00 PM in electronic form):
← Maine Audubon and Natural Resources Council of Maine
← Moosehead Region Futures Committee
05/23/2008 E-mail correspondence from Maine State Chamber of Commerce regarding their intent to monitor the May 27-8 Deliberative Sessions remotely (Gerald Petruccelli, MSCC to Aga Pinette, LURC).
07/11/2008 Filings received from Parties: Comments on Commission’s “Amendments to Core Elements of Plum Creek Concept Plan Proposal,” dated 06/04/2008 (received by 4:00 PM in electronic form, and by 07/14/2008 in paper form):
← Appalachian Mountain Club
← Dam Owners
← Forest Ecology Network and RESTORE: The North Woods
← Forest Society of Maine
← GrowSmart Maine
← Maine Audubon and Natural Resources Council of Maine
← Maine Professional Guides Association
← Maine Wilderness Guides Organization (received 07/13/2008 by e-mail)
← Moosehead Region Futures Committee
← Native Forest Network
← The Nature Conservancy
07/23/2008 E-mail correspondence from MWGO, explaining the late arrival of its comments on Commission Amendments (Bryan Courtois, MWGO to Aga Pinette, LURC).
09/12/2008 Filing received from parties: Comments on Plum Creek’s 09/02/2008 filing (received in paper and electronic form):
← Forest Ecology Network and RESTORE: The North Woods
← Maine Audubon and Natural Resources Council of Maine
← Moosehead Region Futures Committee
← Native Forest Network
GOVERNMENTAL REVIEW AGENCIES
Note: This document uses the following acronyms for governmental review agencies participating in this proceeding:
▪ AG: Department of Agriculture (State Soil Scientist)
▪ BPL: Bureau of Parks and Lands
▪ COUNTY: Piscataquis and Somerset County Commissioners
▪ DEP: Department of Environmental Protection
▪ DHE: Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Health Engineering
▪ DOT: Department of Transportation
▪ DWP: Drinking Water Program
▪ FISCAL: Fiscal Administrator of the Unorganized Territory
▪ LOCAL: Municipal Governments, including Towns of Greenville and Jackman
▪ MDIFW: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
▪ MFS: Maine Forest Service
▪ MGS: Maine Geological Survey
▪ MHPC: Maine Historic Preservation Commission
▪ MNAP: Maine Natural Areas Program
▪ SPO: State Planning Office
▪ SWCD: Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Piscataquis and Somerset Counties
▪ US ACE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
▪ US EPA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
▪ US FWS: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
01/18/2007 LURC staff e-mail correspondence to review agencies regarding change in public hearing schedule.
02/12/2007 E-mail correspondence between LURC and FISCAL regarding road maintenance.
02/20/2007 E-mail correspondence from BPL regarding role of BPL as third party enforcer of conservation easements.
03/14/2007 E-mail correspondence from BPL submitting initial comments.
03/20/2007 E-mail correspondence between LURC and BPL regarding the FERC licensing process on Brassua Lake.
03/27/2007 E-mail correspondence between LURC and DEP regarding the FERC licensing process on Brassua Lake.
03/27/2007 E-mail correspondence between LURC and the Town of Greenville regarding municipal services, including receipt of the following documents:
← Making snowmobiling a more vibrant and sustainable portion of our winter economy – an economic development proposal for the Town of Greenville (draft recommendation from John Simko, Greenville Town Manager, dated April 2, 2005).
← Long-term goals for enhancement and expansion of Greenville industrial park (draft recommendation from John Simko, Greenville Town Manager, dated September 3, 2003).
04/03/2007 E-mail correspondence from BPL to Plum Creek submitting initial comments on snowmobile easements, trail easements and roads.
04/17/2007 LURC staff e-mail correspondence to review agencies regarding anticipated filing of Plum Creek amendments and tentative LURC pre-hearing schedule.
05/01/2007 E-mail correspondence from MDIFW regarding information needs and submitting MDIFW’s 2006 updated water access priorities.
05/07/2007 E-mail correspondence from AG submitting initial comments.
05/31/2007 Letter from BPL confirming that BPL has agreed preliminarily to hold various interests in Plum Creek’s proposed easements.
05/31/2007 E-mail correspondence from DEP regarding information needs and submitting initial concerns.
06/11/2007 E-mail correspondence from DWP regarding information needs pertaining to the identification of likely well sites.
06/20/2007 E-mail correspondence from BPL submitting initial observations regarding Plum Creek/John Daigle recreational resources impact assessment received by LURC on 06/13/2007.
06/20/2007 E-mail correspondence from DEP regarding information needs pertaining to water quality.
06/20/2007 E-mail correspondence from SPO regarding information needs pertaining to solid waste.
06/21/2007 E-mail correspondence from MDIFW regarding information needs pertaining to potentially rare minnow species in Burnham Pond.
06/22/2007 Letter from MDOT regarding Traffic Movement Permit process.
07/03/2007 E-mail correspondence from BPL regarding recreation questions for LURC and Plum Creek.
07/20/2007 E-mail correspondence from MHPC to Plum Creek regarding initial recommendations pertaining to Phase 0 archaeological study.
07/27/2007 E-mail correspondence from MDIFW and USFWS regarding regulatory protection requirements for vernal pools.
07/31/2007 E-mail correspondence from DWP submitting review comments pertaining to Plum Creek / S.W. Cole photolinear evaluation and bedrock mapping report received by LURC on 07/23/2007.
08/07/2007 Letter from MHPC submitting review comments.
08/07/2007 E-mail correspondence from DEP’s Division of Solid Waste Management submitting review comments (paper version of comments received 08/08/2007).
08/08/2007 E-mail correspondence from BPL identifying issues for Plum Creek.
08/16/2007 LURC staff e-mail correspondence to review agencies regarding the Chair’s procedural directives and order, recent filings by Plum Creek, and agency comment due dates and general responsibilities (Aga Pinette, LURC).
08/17/2007 E-mail correspondence from MNAP regarding Long Pond Churchill Stream Survey results, with Woodlot response dated 08/18/2007.
08/23/2007 E-mail correspondence from DHE submitting review comments.
08/24/2007 E-mail correspondence from AG submitting review comments.
08/28/2007 Correspondence from Somerset County SWCD submitting review comments (received 08/28/2007 via e-mail; 08/30/2007 via postal mail).
08/29/2007 Correspondence from MGS submitting review comments.
08/30/2007 E-mail correspondence from MSHA submitting review comments.
08/31/2007 E-mail correspondence from DEP’s Division of Watershed Management submitting review comments.
08/31/2007 E-mail correspondence from BPL submitting review comments.
08/31/2007 Correspondence from IFW and MNAP submitting review comments (received via e-mail and hand delivery).
08/31/2007 E-mail correspondence from Piscataquis County SWCD submitting review comments (received 08/31/2007 via e-mail; 09/10/2007 via postal mail).
08/31/2007 Correspondence from US ACE submitting review comments.
08/31/2007 E-mail correspondence from US EPA submitting review comments.
08/31/2007 E-mail correspondence from US FWS submitting review comments (revised 09/13/2007; revised 09/17/2007).
09/06/2007 E-mail correspondence from MFS submitting review comments.
09/12/2007 E-mail correspondence from FISCAL submitting review comments.
09/12/2007 LURC staff e-mail correspondence to review agencies regarding availability of pre-filed direct testimony online and forwarding indices of testimony received from parties (Aga Pinette, LURC).
09/14/2007 E-mail correspondence from MNAP and IFW submitting review comments specific to conservation easements.
09/14/2007 E-mail correspondence from SPO submitting review comments specific to conservation easements.
09/21/2007 E-mail correspondence from FISCAL submitting additional review comments.
09/21/2007 LURC staff e-mail correspondence to review agencies regarding updated public hearing schedule (Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/02/2007 Correspondence from MHPC submitting review comments specific to archaeological survey of Long Pond Southeast Shore Development Zone.
10/11/2007 LURC staff e-mail correspondence to review agencies forwarding Plum Creek 10/05/2007 letter regarding amendments to its proposal, advising that agencies will be invited to comment on the amendments, and informing agencies that the Commission has postponed hearings (Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/16/2007 LURC staff e-mail correspondence to review agencies advising that Plum Creek will file all concept plan amendments by 10/26/2007; establishing an 11/13/2007 deadline for additional agency comments; notifying agencies of the revised hearing schedule that will be recommended to the Commission on 11/07/2007; and requesting that review agencies e-mail scheduling constraints for party hearings to LURC staff by 10/22/2007 (Aga Pinette, LURC).
10/22/2007 Filings by review agencies submitting scheduling constraints (Unless otherwise noted, filings were received via e-mail by 10/22/2007):
← AG
← FISCAL
← MGS
← MHPC
← MNAP/IFW (received 11/02/2007)
11/05/2007 LURC staff e-mail correspondence to review agencies advising that Chair Harvey has extended the deadline for comments on Concept Plan amendments to 11/20/2007 (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/15/2007 LURC staff e-mail correspondence to review agencies, forwarding the public hearing notice and Fifth Procedural Order, and advising that review agency representatives must be available to answer questions during certain portions of the party hearings (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/15/2007 Pursuant to Fifth Procedural Order, John Simko’s 8/31/2007 testimony on behalf of the Town of Greenville was reclassified as review agency comment.
11/16/2007 E-mail correspondence from US ACE explaining the agency’s inability to be present for cross-examination and questioning during party hearings (Peter Tischbein, US ACE to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/20/2007 Filings by review agencies submitting additional comments on October 2007 concept plan amendments (Unless otherwise noted, filings were received by 11/20/2007):
← BPL
← DEP Land and Water Bureau
← MNAP/IFW
← SPO
← US FWS
11/29/2007 E-mail correspondence from US FWS explaining the agency’s inability to be present for cross-examination and questioning during party hearings (received in paper form on 12/07/2007) (Michael Thabault, US FWS to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/30/2007 LURC staff e-mail correspondence to review agencies providing details of the hearing schedule and review agency roles (Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/03/2007 Correspondence from US EPA explaining the agency’s inability to be present for cross-examination and questioning during party hearings (Carl Dierker, US EPA to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/07/2007 E-mail correspondence from MSHA submitting a demonstrative aid used by Dale McCormick during her 12/06/2007 party heairng appearance (Bob King, MSHA to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/10/2007 Correspondence from MHPC urging that the agency be permitted to appear before the Commission during the December 2007 party hearings (Arthur Spiess, MHPC to Ron Kreisman and Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/13/2007 E-mail correspondence from BPL forwarding a memorandum received from Amy Mills, Assistant Attorney General, submitting review comments on Plum Creek’s proposed conservation easement terms (Alan Stearns, BPL, to Aga Pinette, LURC).
12/18/2007 E-mail correspondence to review agencies requesting identification of scheduling constraints for the January 2008 party hearings (Aga Pinette, LURC)
01/18/2008 Demonstrative Aid: Class A Stream watersheds within Big Moose Mountain and Lily Bay peninsula development areas (Jeff Dennis, DEP).
02/05/2008 LURC staff e-mail correspondence to review agencies forwarding the Eleventh Procedural Order and outlining the post-hearing process (Aga Pinette, LURC).
07/11/2008 Filings received in electronic form from review agencies submitting comments of Commission’s “Amendments to Core Elements of Plum Creek’s Concept Plan Proposal” (dated 06/04/2008):
← BPL
← MGS
← MNAP/IFW
← MSHA (received 07/14/2008 in paper form)
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD: TIER 2 PHASE
PROJECT BOX 16
09/25/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, advising that on 10/01/2008, LURC staff will present to the Commission a finalized set of Commission-generated amendments to core elements of Plum Creek’s petition, and including a web link to this document (Aga Pinette, LURC).
09/25/2008 E-mail correspondence from FEN-RESTORE requesting disclosure of all ex parte communications between Commissioners and staff (Phil Worden, FEN-RESTORE to Jerry Reid, AAG), and 10/02/2008 response from the Office of the Attorney General (Jerry Reid, AAG to Worden, FEN-RESTORE).
10/01/2008 Commission Meeting: Finalization of Commission-generated amendments on core elements of concept plan
← Meeting agenda
← Staff recommendation:
o Correspondence to Petitioner and other implementing parties requesting a formal response to the 10/01/2008 Commission-generated amendments
o Amendments to Core Elements of Plum Creek’s Concept Plan Proposal Generated by the Land Use Regulation Commission at its September 23-24 Deliberative Sessions
← 0/01/2008 Commission-generated amendments compared to 06/04/2008 preliminary Commission-generated amendments, in redlined format.
10/01/2008 Correspondence to Petitioner and other implementing parties requesting a formal response to the 10/01/2008 Commission-generated amendments (E. Bart Harvey, LURC to Virginia Davis, Plum Creek, Philip Ahrens, TNC, Sarah McDaniel, AMC, Richard Spencer, FSM, and Alan Stearns, BPL).
10/14/2008 Filings received from Petitioner and other implementing parties: Formal responses to 10/01/2008 Commission-generated amendments
← Plum Creek (received 10/08/2008)
← Appalachian Mountain Club (received 10/10/2008)
← Bureau of Parks and Lands (received 10/14/2008)
← Forest Society of Maine (received 10/10/2008)
← The Nature Conservancy (received 10/06/2008, revised 10/08/2008)
10/14/2008 Correspondence from FEN-RESTORE requesting information pursuant to Maine’s Freedom of Access Act (“FOAA”) (Lynne Williams, FEN-RESTORE to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
10/16/2008 Correspondence from FEN-RESTORE notifying that the 10/14/2008 FOAA request will be amended (Phil Worden, FEN-RESTORE to Jerry Reid, AAG).
10/292008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, forwarding the Fifteenth Procedural Order and announcing the 11/05/2008 Commission meeting (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/05/2008 Commission Meeting: Overview of Tier 2 schedule and process (information)
← Meeting agenda
← Memorandum to Commission, with implementing parties’ formal responses to 10/01/2008 Commission-generated amendments
← E-mail communication to Petitioner, Intervenors, Interested Persons and Review Agency Representatives announcing Commission meeting
11/06/2008 Correspondence from FEN-RESTORE requesting information pursuant to Maine’s Freedom of Access Act (“FOAA”), replacing 10/14/08 request (Lynne Williams, FEN-RESTORE to Catherine Carroll, LURC).
11/13/2008 Correspondence to FEN-RESTORE regarding 11/06/2008 FOAA request (Aga Pinette, LURC to Lynne Williams, FEN-RESTORE).
11/14/2008 Correspondence from Plum Creek requesting a time extension for the filing of a scenic impact assessment report (Ginger Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC), and e-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons establishing a deadline for filing objections to Plum Creek’s time extension request (Aga Pinette, LURC; corrected 11/17/2008).
11/19/2008 Correspondence to Plum Creek enclosing accounting of expenses and processing fee payment request (Aga Pinette, LURC to Luke Muzzy and Virginia Davis, Plum Creek).
11/21/2008 E-mail correspondence to Petitioner, Intervenors, and Interested Persons, amending the due date for certain filings related to a scenic impact assessment pursuant to the Fifteenth Procedural Order (Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/21/2008 “Asssessment of Potential Backlot Vegetation Clearing Standards,” report submitted by Plum Creek pursuant to the Fifteenth Procedural Order in paper and electronic format (Ginger Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
11/26/2008 Proposed implementing language submitted by parties pursuant to the Fifteenth Procedural Order (Unless otherwise noted, filings were received by 4:00 PM on 11/26/2008):
← Plan purpose, plan description (Plum Creek)
← Plan amendment (Plum Creek)
← Long-term development plan (Plum Creek)
← Adaptive management review (US FWS, Plum Creek)
← Land use zones and standards: Definitions, residential and resort development zones, and back lot scenic standards (Plum Creek)
← Development related deed restrictions/covenants: Minimum required CCR elements, deed restriction for Blue Ridge, FERC notices, deed restrictions for “no disturbance” stream buffers, and restrictive covenants for limiting the number of units in certain development areas (Plum Creek)
← Conservation easement, multi-resource management plan, third party holder audit (Plum Creek, FSM, IFW, MNAP, BPL)
← Conservation easement stewardship endowment fund (Plum Creek)
← Roaches property conservation easement (AMC, BPL)
← No. 5 Bog acquisition (TNC)
← Memorandum of understanding regarding 50-acre donation to BPL (Plum Creek, BPL)
← Snowmobile trail easement (Plum Creek, BPL)
← Vehicular access easements (Plum Creek, BPL)
← Hiking trail easement (Plum Creek, BPL)
← Master trail agreement (Plum Creek, BPL)
← Community stewardship funds: Term sheet for stewardship levy, recreation fund and hiking trails; stewardship covenant; $1 million promissory note; trail loan agreement to recreation fund (Plum Creek)
11/26/2008 Letter summarizing Plum Creek’s implementing language submittals, Lily Bay implementing language, and status of conservation framework purchase and sale agreement (Ginger Davis, PretiFlaherty c/o Plum Creek to Aga Pinette, LURC).
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