A victory in Shapleigh for water democracy!

Shapleigh, Maine, residents have said no to Nestlé's Poland Springs bottled water division, which came to the town with a proposal to test, pump and sell local water. On Saturday, they voted to approve a ban on private companies bottling and selling water, despite opposition by the town's Board of Selectmen. The board favored a set of regulations on water pumping, which will still appear on Shapleigh's town meeting warrant on March 14.

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