September 16, 2009 -- Paul LePage, Mayor of Waterville, Maine from 2003 until his election as Governor in 2011, was also the general manager of Marden's Surplus and Salvage from 1996 until 2011. He has an amazing life story, and he discussed it to some extent every time we sat down to talk.
On September 16, as word was leaking out that Waterville Mayor Paul LePage was throwing his hat into the ring, he met with me in Bangor at the Starbucks on the Hogan Road. We talked over coffee about his thoughts about how the state should be run, including opinions about LURC, school consolidation, and the tax and fees situation in the state.
"It's illegal in the state of Maine to go in and remove the pigeons. You have to call the state. They send up a biologist. He kills all the pigeons, removes the nest, and charges you $900...They don't want to have owners be cruel to animals."
Listen to part 1 of the interview here:
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Listen to part 2 of the interview here:
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