PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 7, 2021
Gov. Janet Mills on Friday proposed a bond package that would direct $40 million over four years for land conservation through the Land for Maine’s Future program. “As we push full speed ahead on our economic recovery, now is the time to conserve in perpetuity the natural resources that form the backbone of our rural economy,” the governor said. The bond package is smaller than expected because many capital investment priorities from the Mills administration will be made using federal funding under the American Rescue Plan.