Portland Delegation’s FOAA Request

Dear Governor LePage,

Pursuant to the Maine Freedom of Access Act, Title 1, MRSA Chapter 13, at the request of the Portland Legislative Delegation, I am formally requesting the following documents or access to to these documents for the period from February 1 to the date of Commissioner Olsen’s resignation:

• All emails and other correspondence between the Governor’s Office and employees of the Department of Marine Resources related to the City of Portland.

• All emails and other correspondence related to groundfishing and lobstering in Maine. The groundfishing industry and lobster industry  shall mean “but not be limited to owners of businesses and vessels, vessel operators and crew, employees, agents, lobbyists, representatives, lawyers.”

• Records of meetings and correspondence between members of the groundfishing and lobster industries and the Governor’s Office.

• Records of meetings and correspondence between employees of, elected officials of, and member of the legislative delegation from the City of Portland and the Governor’s Office.

• All notes from staff from the Governor’s Office regarding any of the meetings or correspondence noted above.

Please send a written response to this request to me within ten (10) business days. Please provide or make the documents available to us within 30 days. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

Sincerely,

The Portland Delegation
Senator Alfond
Senator Brannigan
Representative Chipman
Representative Dion
Representative Harlow
Representative Haskell
Representative Hinck
Representative Lovejoy
Representative Russell
Representative Stuckey

Cc: Dan Billings, Office of the Governor