Lubec Comprehensive Plan Update Committee

I presented the Byway to the Lubec Comprehensive Plan Update committee last Wednesday (March 24). They were enthusiastic about the idea: anything to help bring more people in. The Committee was strongly in favor of having the designated Byway come all the way down Route 189 into downtown Lubec, both as a way to highlight the Campobello connection and to bring more people into/through the downtown. Most people in the group preferred "Downeast Coastal" as a name for the Byway. The feeling was that "Bold Coast" refers to specifically to the section of Route 191 in Cutler and Trescott. Bill Correy wanted to know if the Selectmen should sign off on the idea or if there would need to be a special town meeting. I told him that at this stage -- where we're seeking State designation -- an endorsement by the Board of Selectmen would be sufficient. I'll also arrange with him to present to the Board separately as well.