Jonesport Selectmen

I met with the Jonesport Selectmen last Wednesday (April 28, 2010). Billy Milliken and Dwight Alley were also in attendance. The Selectmen commented with the proposed Byway route (through Jonesport) was in line with the town's proposed Comprehensive Plan, and fit in nicely with promotion efforts undertaken by Sanford Kelley and others over the years. They asked why the proposed route came down 187 instead through Addison. I explained that designated byway route has to follow numbered roads, but that we would be coordinating with the Town of Addison and using signage and other promotion efforts to direct traffic that way as well. Overall, the Selectmen seemed to think that seeking byway designation is a good idea that fits will with Jonesport's town goals. Billy commented that he though "Bold Coast" was too specific a brand for the proposed route (e.g. that "Bold Coast refers to specifically to the Cutler/Trescott coast). Those in attendance generally liked Down East Coastal Byway, but were open to other suggestions.