We must seriously consider the plan by Plum Creek and what the effects on our state will be if it is allowed to be completed. The reason the Greenville-Moosehead Lake region has been such a popular destination is the majestic beauty and mystique of the area. Millions have traveled there, and would continue, because of the uniqueness the area has to offer.

When marketing any product, the goal is to make what you have to offer seem distinctly different from the competition. We have that now.

What would we have by building 900 homes? We would have suburbia.

Who’s going to drive from southern Maine, Boston, New York, etc., to see suburbia? No one. All they would need to do is stop in Portland, or stay home.

The other side of this issue is economics. It’s not as though the employment opportunity of the area is booming, so as to support a families’ decision to move there, or to allow those that already live there to tighten the purse strings even tighter to buy a new house. So, the result will probably be seasonal owners – only there for a brief time of the year – bringing very little benefit, if any.

The economic benefit the locals would feel would be minimal, and hardly worth the damage to the area, both economic and environmentally.

All so another corporation can make a profit.

Ralph Hirtle

Cherryfield