CENTRAL MAINE • April 20, 2024
In 1984 I went to work for Gov. Joe Brennan. Joe knew a little bit about courage. He faced down powerful paper companies and landowners to regain 600,000 acres of public lands. His administration succeeded in implementing game-changing ideas to protect rivers, reform education, protect public lands, create the Land for Maine’s Future program, create the Finance Authority of Maine, establish the HOME program, build fishing piers and cargo ports, institute home care for the elderly, and establish energy conservation programs. The Brennan Administration created the toolkit for modern state government. ~ Frank O’Hara, Hallowell