[CPEO-IRF] Tribes express interest in Brunswick Naval Air Station (ME)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

State's Indians want role in redevelopment

By KEVIN WACK
Blethen Maine Newspapers
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
December 17, 2005


Maine's two largest Indian tribes are positioning themselves to play a 
role in the redevelopment of Brunswick Naval Air Station. The Penobscot 
Indian Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe expressed their interest in 
letters to the U.S. Department of the Interior.

The redevelopment process is still in its initial stages, but the tribes 
are ruling out such controversial ideas as a casino or a liquefied 
natural gas terminal.

"We're not interested in being mavericks," said Tim Love, an economic 
development adviser to the Penobscots.

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For the entire article, see
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/2249122.shtml

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Lenny Siegel
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