Special Guests at Rotary Meeting

Photo courtesy of Mike and Debbie Clark
SPECIAL GUESTS — Northern Maine Community College President Timothy Crowley, center, and University of Maine at Presque Isle President Donald Zillman, right, were guest speakers at the Houlton Rotary Club’s Oct. 29 meeting. The two presidents spoke about Question 3, the higher education bond, as well as Question 2, the research and development initiative in the upcoming Nov. 6 election and the significance of these two measures to the communities and people of the region.  Statewide approval of Question 2 would provide $50 million to the Maine Technology Institute (MTI), which would award on a competitive basis research grants for projects related to advancing Maine’s economy. An additional $3.5 million would be directed to the Finance Authority of Maine, and $1.5 million is earmarked for the Maine Rural Development Authority. Question 3 calls for $43.5 million for interior and exterior building renovations, improvements and additions at all campuses of the Maine Community College System, Maine Maritime Academy and the University of Maine System. Altogether, County institutions would see an investment of more than $3.5 million in the infrastructure of the three local campuses. With Presidents Crowley and Zillman is Houlton Rotarian Vicki Smith, senior vice president at Katahdin Trust Company.