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• Anonymous

  One of my favorite places when I lived in Orlando, Fla. was to visit Fort Wilderness at Disney World, it just harkened back to an earlier slower paced time in my past as a youngster growing up in Maine. I suggested to Disney World Corporate offices that they should build a real wilderness resort in the wilderness, where people could see real wildlife and enjoy nature’s natural surroundings. That is what I envision for a Plum Creek resort that is done to Disney’s standards and quality. Imagine if Forest Ecology Network and Restore had been in Florida when Walt Disney first proposed his idea for Disney World? Think of the millions of dollars that would not have been invested in Florida and the thousands of good paying jobs that never would have materialized. It makes you wonder seriously, just what these people do for work, or do they? They have time and money to spend to prevent hundreds of people from being gainfully employed selling the raw materials needed for a resort, or building the resort and new homes or camps. They are keeping the schools and communities surrounding Moosehead from growing both economically and socially. But they did have time to break into Plum Creek’s offices, destory equipment and even be arrested for carrying concealed weapons. They have all the time in the world apparently to keep other people from providing for their families and sending them to better schools with a chance to find work in the communities they love and live in. Most of the people who are against Plum Creek live no where near Moosehead and some are from out of State, yet they want to decide for the people who do live there, whether they want to see the economic boost such a project would provide for them. While I like moose, I can only watch one for about 5 minutes before being bored to tears. Along with Plum Creek’s development thousands of acres of land was put aside for conservation and to provide for wildlife. When it comes to wildlife or good paying jobs for Maine people I will defer to people over Moose everytime. We can have a resort and the lots set aside for development and still have plenty of pristine natural beauty for all. It doesn’t have to be an all or nothing battle, and I am suspicious of those who say it does.