Johnny DiMillor, One of Three Owner-Managers at the Iconic DiMillo’s Waterfront Restaurant  as he Talks About the “Surge” Damage Done to DiMillo’s During the January 13 Storm “Surge.”   For more Information on the “Surge” Damage at DiMill0’s, Please Visit Post Herein Dated January 15, 2024.

Governor Janet T Mills (D), the first woman governor of Maine and its first woman AG, has called a special meeting of the Maine Climate Council for next Tuesday, Jnuary 23, 2024 to discuss the impacts of the recent storms on Maine and Maine people and how the state can strengthen the resilience to future extreme weather events.  The meeting is set for 2:00 pm at the University of Maine at Augusta in the Randall Student Center, the Fireplace Lounge.

The Climate Council – an assembly of scientists, citizens, business leaders and bipartisan state and local officials – was created by Governor Mills in 2019 with bipardisan support of the Legislature.  By statute, the Council must deliver its updated climate plan to the Governor and Legislature by December 1, 2024.

During the meeting the Governor and Council will hear from agencies on the frontline of the storm response, communities that experienced significant damage and flooding from the recenet storms, about trends in extreme storms in Maine and strategiies for strengthening resiliene on the state and local level that includes perspectives from leaders in other states.  Following that discussion, the Council will engage in a dialogue about setting piiorities for strengthening Maine’s resilience to extreme storms in the upcoming climate plan.