Family farms and Main Street shops built District 53. Richard is a small business owner. He knows the margins. He knows that one regulation written for a corporation can bury a family operation that employs three people.
Richard will vote to:
- Defend working farmland from speculative development and protect land conservation programs that keep acreage in agriculture.
- Cut regulatory red tape that treats a dairy farm in Pittston the same as a multi-state agribusiness.
- Expand market access for local goods, including support for farmers markets, farm-to-school, and direct-to-consumer sales.
- Invest in rural infrastructure: roads, bridges, broadband, and three-phase power. These are not nice-to-haves. They are how small businesses operate.
What this means for District 53
[PLACEHOLDER: Reference specific farms or small businesses in the four towns. Mention the PFAS contamination issue if relevant. Talk about the Kennebec River as a regional asset.]
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