Appointment to state board stalls in Legislature following concerns from mining opponents

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 11, 2024

The nomination of Thomas Dubois to the Land Use Planning Commission stalled in the Maine Legislature on Thursday, days after environmental advocates and an Augusta lawmaker raised concerns before the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry on Monday. The committee voted 7-5 Monday against endorsing Dubois’ nomination before sending it to the Maine Senate, which took the rare step of sending the nomination back to the committee Thursday. The Land Use Planning Commission is a nine-member board with planning and zoning authority in the state’s unorganized and deorganized territories,