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| Name | Elizabeth M. Schneider |
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Orono, Maine , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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July 31, 1962
(61 years)
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| Contributor | User 490 |
| Last Modifed | Mr. Matt
Dec 09, 2022 05:20pm |
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| Info | Elizabeth M. Schneider was born in Lexington, Virginia, on July 31, 1962. The following year she, her two older sisters, Anna and Ginny, her mother, Carolyn Montgomery and her father William Schneider moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where her father took the position as Chaplain at Harvard University. Elizabeth was exposed to civic and political duty at an early age seeing her parents work on the civil rights and equal rights movements.
Elizabeth found peace during the turbulent times of the 60's and 70's when the family escaped to South Bristol, Maine, away from the hustle and bustle of academic life, noise, city pollution and traffic.
Elizabeth later moved to New York City where she attended and graduated from a public, all girls high school located in lower Manhattan.
Elizabeth and her husband, Brent Singer, met in 1982 at the University of Colorado in Boulder. They moved to Orono in 1987 when Brent accepted a temporary position at the University of Maine teaching Philosophy.
Elizabeth has gained a deep appreciation and understanding of struggles of businesses in Maine by working in the ever changing travel industry and more recently in business development for a local multimedia company.
The home Elizabeth and Brent purchased in Orono in 1993 is the same one they occupied as renters in 1987. It is situated overlooking the Stillwater River within walking distance of the Orono village.
Reading about a possible local property tax increase of 10% in 1993 was a catalyst to Elizabeth becoming involved in Orono local government by participating in a town council meeting. As a new home owner a tax increase of 10% would have made life difficult.
At the council meeting another citizen spoke about being born and raised in Orono and taxes were going up so high he wasn't sure he and his family would be able to stay in their home. It took every ounce of courage he had to stand up in front of the Council to plead for them to lower the tax increase. The increase that year came in at a fraction of the original 10% hike that had been reported.
From the first experience as a citizen taking part in a town meeting it was clear to Elizabeth one citizen can have an impact on the decision making process of local government.
Elizabeth has continued to participate in town meetings. In 1996 Elizabeth ran for the Orono Town Council. She was honored to be twice elected to the Orono Town Council and to serve the community. She now makes work with local government and nonprofit organizations priorities in her life.
Elizabeth's work on the many different issues and with varied organizations and Committees, such as the Orono Economic Development Corporation, the Penobscot Downeast Cable Consortium, The Orono Village Association and The Peace and Justice Center, has prepared her for the challenges ahead in the Maine Senate.
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