Benet Pols for Town Council
District 7, Brunswick Maine

5 Columbia Avenue
725-6575
bpols@suscom-maine.net

Raised in Brunswick, I live on Columbia Avenue in the house I grew up in; my parents bought it in 1952. I attended Longfellow School, BJHS, and BHS
BA Middlebury College, 1986; JD George Mason University School of Law 1991
Married in 1997 to Beth Pols (nee Singer) of Bath (Morse High, Bates College, BA, Tufts Univ MA), a second grade teacher at Woolwich Central School
Three Children: Isabella, a 3rd grader at Coffin School; Julia in Kindergarten; and Sid, age 3.
Partner at Brown and Pols, PA, a law firm focusing on family law, elder law, probate and estate planning, criminal law, and civil litigation. We have been representing the needs of individuals and small businesses in Brunswick and the surrounding communities from the same location on Maine Street since 1993
Town of Brunswick, Conservation Commission 1992-93
City of Bath, Zoning Board of Appeals 2000-2004
Town of Brunswick, Planning Board, current member
Town of Brunswick, Downtown Master Plan Review Committee, current member

Promote and support our schools
Ensure the promises of the new elementary school are kept
Maximize local control over the redevelopment of Brunswick Naval Air Station (BNAS)
Focus economic development efforts on BNAS, existing growth zones, and creative reuse of downtown spaces
Preserve the remaining rural character of the town
Harmonize the new BNAS entry points and traffic patterns with existing, stable neighborhoods to minimize off site impacts.
Hawthorne and Longfellow Schools need thorough, expeditious studies for municipal and/or community uses
Find a permanent place for the 55Plus/People Plus Center
Minimize property tax growth

Work for a speedy resolution concerning McKeen Street Housing (Navy housing)
Maximize benefit to town of reuse of Longfellow School in a manner consistent with its current neighborhood status, including possible use by Bowdoin College

Authorized and paid for by Benet Pols for Town Council, PO Box 791, Brunswick ME 04011, Kate Egan, Treasurer