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GrowSmart Maine
Excerpts from
Brookings Report Summary:
WE CAN BUILD LASTING PROSPERITY
BUT ONLY IF WE WORK TOGETHER
The kind of change we need will not come from Augusta or
Washington, in a top-down way. It can only come from the people of Maine,
working in common cause. Fortunately, we have many inspiring examples in our
recent past where Maine people worked together to create change. They
include such nationally
significant achievements
as the bottle bill, river
cleanups, land
conservation, public
financing of campaigns,
the Sensible
Transportation Act, and
the return of passenger
train service.
When the
people from Brookings
traveled the state, they
were struck by how engaged
Maine people were, and how
much we care about the
state and the future.
That's the Maine way.
If we want
a strong and sustainable
economy, we need to gather
ourselves together, have a
big discussion about the
kind of future we want,
find some common ground
around a sensible and bold
plan of action, and then
mobilize to make it
happen. This new report
from Brookings is a good
start. Nobody is going to
agree with all of it, nor
should they. But if we can
find a way to support the
basic ideas in the report
- protect the character of
this state, invest in
innovation, streamline
government - we'll be
taking a huge step forward
toward a more sustainable
and prosperous tomorrow.
BECOME PART
OF THE SOLUTION
'With the
people, everything is
possible. Without them,
nothing'
Abraham
Lincoln, 1862
The Action
Plan proposed by Brookings
is already attracting
broad support from
individual citizens,
organizations and
businesses. But we need
you to become part of this
new network for change.
None of us can do it by
ourselves, but together we
can shape a better future.
Please join us.
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