WERU News Report 8/14/12

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Latest news on the LPG tank proposal in Searsport

*Planning Board grants application extension to DCP *DCP refusal to submit certain information to Maine Fuel Board until assured it would not be made public caused delay *Area residents are commissioning a nationally renowned expert to do a risk assessment

Recorded audio from Searsport Planning Board meeting on 8/13/12

Call In Program: No

WERU Community SoapBox 2/14/12

Issue: Open-mic style call in show.
Broadcast Time: 4pm

Program Topic: Various (see below)
Key Discussion Points:
Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) Reform
The film “Windfall”
Liquid Propane Gas (LPG) proposal in Searsport and moratorium
Bank bailout
Foreclosures
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
Occupy Movement
Rally to save the US Postal Service
3rd party candidates
Local politics

Guests by name and affiliation: n/a
Call In Program: yes
Political Broadcast: no

Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: Joel Mann