12 July 2004
Steven Rowe
Attorney General of Maine
6 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
Roland Daniel Martin
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
41 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
Alec Giffen
Director, Maine Forest Service
22 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
Dear Members of the Baxter State Park Authority:
The Friends of Baxter State Park supports the decision of the Baxter State Park Authority to remove the Outlet and Lookout Cabins at Daicey Pond.
We believe that removal of these buildings is consistent with Governor Baxter’s vision and good wilderness management. The pond shoreline is an environmentally and experientially sensitive area. When the cabins are removed, the visual landscape of the pond and the relatively remote experience it offers will improve, and water quality will be better protected. All of these are important wilderness values.
We thank you for your efforts to maintain park facilities in keeping with the wilderness character of the park, while allowing visitors to enjoy the park in the right unspoiled way.
Sincerely,
Charles Jacobi
President, Friends of Baxter State Park
Cc: Irvin C. Caverly, Jr,, Park Director; Gary Trask, Chairman of the Advisory Committee; newspapers in Portland, Bangor, Lewiston, Augusta, and Millinocket
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