TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

Material submitted through the TCI Public Input form from April 2019-February 2021 is viewable here. View input submitted from March 1, 2021 forward here. All material submitted on this page informed the participating jurisdictions in the 2019-2020 TCI regional policy design process. Click on the column headings to sort the submissions. 
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Julia Ventresco Maine resident Ellsworth Maine
Maine should use TCI as an opportunity to invest in local transportation solutions that help Maine people get to where they need to go in an affordable way that’s good for our environment....
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Isabelle Jackson NRCM Gorham Maine
This is something out state needs to have in place if we are going to continue to take action against climate change! This will reduce traffic as well as in the output of emissions into our air...
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Jane Palmer (retired) Scarborough Maine
Reducing pollution from our transportation systems as quickly as possible is essential for a livable climate in years to come. The TCI would offer Maine an effective way to pursue this goal in...
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Tony Marple Farmer Whitefield Maine
To protect our children and grandchildren, we absolutely MUST electrify all transportation. People view this as an expensive solution, but EV prices will decline dramatically as sales rise. As we...
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Sarah Southam - None - Bethel Maine
Maine needs an ambitious plan to reduce climate-changing transportation pollution,. Working together with neighboring states makes sense.

Maine can see significant economic, health, and...
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Sally Giddings Mrs. Fayette Maine
Maine is a rural state. Many of it's citizens travel 20+ miles to work or to obtain basic necessities. There are no taxi's, ubers, bus routes. It's aging population and traditional...
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Kathy Lanpher Taxpayer Orland Maine
We don't want this in Maine. I will fight against this tax and proposal, Gov. Mills is a 1 term gov.
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BRIAN PAUL No affiliation Winterport Maine
No more taxes, just leave this alone..

NO on the TCI
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Clayton McKay taxpayer DIXFIELD Maine
Adding costs to fuels used by every citizen in Maine is an unbelievably stupid and punishing move against the voting public.
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Bruce Lord Republican Gorham Maine
I completely disagree with the one size fits all solutions this initiative is proposing. You dont even prove these solutions will have a definitive effect on any problems we may or may not have...
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Mike Parker Property owner Strong Maine
I am strongly in opposition to enacting ADDITIONAL taxes on fuels in my region. Maine is responsible for extremely little air pollution; we are already taxed nearly to the breaking point. This...
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Bill Floster none Bridgton Maine
I do not support this initiative. Maine is a rural state and distances traveled are long just to take care of basic needs. Also, this makes mass transportation impractical. Maine population is...
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Steven Haggett Republican Bridgton Maine
Increase in Fuel TAXES will force MAINE back into DEEPER POVERTY than before the LePage RECOVERY and Maine's Return to HONEST Government business practices. Not with HER EGOTISTICAL Desires...
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Jay Allen Citizen New Harbor Maine
This will have a disastrous effect on Mainers, especially those who are already struggling to pay for gas and heat their homes. Mainers don’t have the option to take a bus or hop on the subway....
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Mederick Cote None Millinocket Maine
I was shocked and disappointed when Janet mills beat Shawn moody in last years governors race. I knew these types of things were going to happen. She is an angry liberal feminist with an axe to...
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Joshua Roy Republican Bath Maine
This is obviously a regressive tax that will hurt poor Mainers. Having been born in Maine and lived here most of my life, it saddens me to see this kind punitive tax on transportation, food,...
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Michael Morey Maine resident and taxpayer Oakland Maine
I am writing today to express my concern for Maine joining this Initiative and the affect it will have on the hard-working people of Maine. It is my opinion that this Initiative will drive up the...
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Tracilee Sullivan Maine resident Wade Maine
This is bull***t on a cracker disguised as a feel good policy to lower carbon emissions. The only thing this does is increase the price of gasoline at the pump for the consumer and it’s not going...
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Jeffrey Pozzy Republican Newburgh Maine
As a taxpayer I find this initiative to be a waste of time and resources. I drive about 40000 miles per year for work and cannot afford higher gas taxes nor can I afford any kind of electric truck...
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Thomas Bernier None Bangor Maine
Maine is a rural State and Maine is a poor State. Maine depends on agriculture, fishing and forestry all of which use gas and diesel. Joining this group will create an additional burden on hard...
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