Lng Vote Brings Regret, Relief ; Opponents Wonder If the Issue has Really Gone Away; Supporters Hope It Hasn't.

Portland Press Herald › March 30, 2005

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With little moving but the rising tide and some off-season traffic on Route 1, the small town of Perry and the neighboring Pleasant Point Reservation were quiet Tuesday, the day after Perry residents decided to keep it that way by rejecting a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal. Reflecting on a vote that had the potential to reconfigure the region's economic and natural landscape, several people said they were pleased with the decision on the $400 million project, but wary of whether the matter had really been put to rest.

"I'm really happy. I'm just wondering what their next plan of attack is," said Charlie Earley as he bought gas at Sipayik Corner Store, the town's only filling station.

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Lng Vote Brings Regret, Relief ; Opponents Wonder If the Issue has Really Gone Away; Supporters Hope It Hasn't.

The LNG project was to be built by an Oklahoma City-based developer, Quoddy Bay LLC, on land owned by Pleasant Point Reservation, where residents voted in favor of the project last year. Bu...

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