http://mahonewoodsandfield.net Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:05:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Check out the brand new blog that has been started to discuss Town issues leading up to the election of a new Council on October 18th. www.electionmahonebay.blogspot.com Candidates and anyone interested will be able to post comments and ask questions of the candidates. http://mahonewoodsandfield.net/2008/09/22/town-election-on-line-forum/ The large Save Our Soccer Field sign was taken down last week. For the past year the 8' x 4' sign has stood to the side of the field and garnered a great deal of publicity for the field and woods. Keith Mcdonald, who was largely responsible for making the ... http://mahonewoodsandfield.net/2008/09/22/sos-sign-taken-down/ We maintain an e-archive of documents outlining the background issues surrounding the Old School Lands and our efforts to save them. The archive includes Council minutes, PAC minutes, land use by laws, the S.O.S. sign, the Kinburn Development and the UARB Hearing. visit http://www.promagica.com/ http://mahonewoodsandfield.net/2008/09/03/background-information/ Town Council was presented on June 3rd with 300 letters with the following requests: no sale or development of the Old School Lands without a decision by the electorate, full disclosure for any potential development of all costs and benefits for town and taxpayers, and community participation in planning for ... http://mahonewoodsandfield.net/2008/07/07/44/ We have gathered 270 signatures from Mahone Bay residents and taxpayers, which is pretty impressive! There's a paper copy of this petition to sign at the Biscuit Eater coffee shop down town. Please read the comments made on the on-line petition to the right of this page to find out what ... http://mahonewoodsandfield.net/2008/03/25/petition-still-going-strong/ We think everyone should read it this important letter of concern: Wanda Baxter, Planner, and Environmental Designer Northwest, Lunenburg County October 10, 2007 To the attention of Mayor C. Joe Feeney, and the Town Council of Mahone Bay: I am writing to voice concern about the proposed sale of the publicly owned old school lands ... http://mahonewoodsandfield.net/2007/10/18/more-letters/ Letter to Editor "We invite you to share the beauty" is a uniquely warm welcome to Mahone Bay. The powers that be today in that gorgeous town should have that same attitude, not one of "spend your money here on our Main Street and love and support us financially, but do ... http://mahonewoodsandfield.net/2007/10/18/bulletin10-october/ On October 9th, Penny Carver made a presentation to Council on the current status of the online petition and recent door-to-door canvassing. Results show approximately 250 names of Town citizens and tax-payers who want a freeze on the Youden development (190 hard-copy signatures plus approximately 60 Town names online). The ... http://mahonewoodsandfield.net/2007/10/18/250-signatures-say-freeze-the-youden-development/ If you'd like to read the actual Youden Proposal or Council Records,we have assembled an archive of documents at this web-site http://www.promagica.com/ http://mahonewoodsandfield.net/2007/08/14/paper-trail-archives/ We have received a reply from the Town's CAO, Jim Wentzell, with "broad answers" to our 97 questions about the proposed development. Click here for a scanned copy. http://mahonewoodsandfield.net/2007/07/30/response-to-our-97-questions/