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EVENT UPDATE A new trail with footprints and trail signs was unveiled at the Maine State House on Tuesday, February 27, 2007. The indoor trail led legislators and visitors to the Welcome Center for a press conference in support of a $10 million Trails for a Healthy Maine Bond. More information...   UPDATE: Tracking the Trail Bond's Rise and Demise More than three years ago, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine joined leading trails advocates to form the Trails for a Healthy Maine Coalition and start promoting the idea of increased funding for trails in Maine. In this legislative update, BCM Executive Director Jeffrey Miller reviews the process to date and summarizes the outcome of efforts to get the bond through the legislature in 2007. Read article... last update: April 2007

• Promote physical activity and healthier lifestyles
• Support sustainable tourism and a healthier economy
• Provide transportation choices
• Connect the East Coast Greenway through Maine to Florida
• Make our communities more attractive places to live

Trails for a Healthy Maine Coalition representatives met with Governor John Baldacci February 7, 2007, to advocate for the proposed $10,000,000 bond to get trails built around Maine.
 
Left to Right: Laura Lee Raymond, Jeff Miller, John Andrews, Tony Barrett, Sally Jacobs, Governor John Baldacci, Charlie LaFlamme, Sue Ellen Bordwell, Denise Delorie & Peter Garrett

 
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