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Things you can do:

Write to your elected State representatives:

New Hampshire (State):

Governor John Lynch  http://www4.egov.nh.gov/governor/goveforms/comments.asp
Find your legislator  http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/whosmyleg/

Maine (Federal):

Senator Susan Collins:  http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCollins.Email

Maine (State):

Talking Points for your letter:

We in the community support the replacement option for the Memorial Bridge

• The Memorial Bridge links the heart of two of the oldest cities in the country
• It is a critical life line for commerce within the Seacoast
• It is part of Historic US Route 1
• Losing it would create job loss and set back the last 10 years of development in both communities
• It is a link in the Eastern Trail and the East Coast Greenway

We do not want the Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge

• It will cause traffic headaches in both Kittery and Portsmouth
• It will result in a 4 Lane SML Bridge, resulting in taking property in both Kittery and Portsmouth
• It will result in as much as 20% decline in business in Kittery
• It will result in as much as 17% decline in business in Portsmouth
• It will set back the last decade of development of both municipalities
• The bicycle community is opposed to the bicycle pedestrian bridge
  

We want an open and transparent Connections Study Process

• We in the community have participated
• We want our input to be considered
• We want the dealings between the States in the open
• We want the process to move quickly to a conclusion
• We want both states to agree on the outcome

We favor Maine's acceptance of the offer from New Hampshire to finance Maine's portion of the Memoral Bridge replacement.

• It allows Maine to go through its own funding process on its own schedule
• It preserves the option to do whatever the outcome is of the Connections Study