However, he also asked if we were going to submit a bond request this year.  At this time we only have to submit an intent to file a request, so he is going to do that.  It requires no detail. BUT we have a short time table to put together details if we are going to make a request this year.  If we don't make a request this year, it is TWO YEARS before we can do so again.  The dates are:

October 3 - CIO has to provide preliminary draft language to the governor's office

October 24 - final language due

That means that at our next meeting we need to approve the draft language - including funding estimates and what we want to fund - to get them to Dick by Oct 3.  And then we would need to approve any changes at the October meeting.

I suggest we take a preliminary look at the survey results that Sewall has prepared, and draft something up before the September meeting.

Is there a Board committee looking into this?  If not I can coordinate the effort and get something together ASAP.  Please let me know if you are interested in participating.  We can vet this via email before the September meeting.

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Michael Smith
State GIS Manager
Maine Office of GIS