{"id":1080,"date":"2012-06-07T16:33:04","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T16:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchbdev.wpengine.com\/androscoggin-river-in-time-and-place\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2019-05-26T14:33:46","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T14:33:46","slug":"jonathan-labonte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/androscoggin-river-in-time-and-place\/oral-histories\/jonathan-labonte\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan LaBont\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1083\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1083\" title=\"Jonathan LaBont\u00e9\" src=\"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/androscoggin-river-in-time-and-place\/files\/2012\/06\/Jonathan-LaBonte.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan LaBont\u00e9\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/androscoggin-river-in-time-and-place\/files\/2012\/06\/Jonathan-LaBonte.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/androscoggin-river-in-time-and-place\/files\/2012\/06\/Jonathan-LaBonte-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/androscoggin-river-in-time-and-place\/files\/2012\/06\/Jonathan-LaBonte-250x333.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan LaBont\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jonathan LaBont\u00e9 was born and raised in Auburn, Maine, the son of a longtime local Franco-American family. After graduating from the University of Maine with a degree in chemical engineering, Jonathan began his career in Boston, and returned to Maine to start graduate studies in public administration. He worked for the Maine Turnpike Authority before becoming the executive director of the Androscoggin Land Trust. As executive director of the ALT, Jonathan has worked to boost the river as a recreational destination and promote land conservation along its banks. In November 2011, Jonathan was elected mayor of Auburn, the youngest in the city\u2019s history. He lives in Auburn.<\/p>\n<p>Interview conducted on March 6, 2012 in Auburn, Maine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eternal links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.androscogginlandtrust.org\/\">Androscoggin Land Trust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.auburnmaine.org\/\">City of Auburn, Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Audio: <\/strong>click titles below to begin listening<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"mp3jWrap_0\" class=\"mjp-s-wrapper s-graphic unsel-mjp  verdana-mjp\" style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span id=\"playpause_wrap_mp3j_0\" class=\"wrap_inline_mp3j\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"><span class=\"gfxbutton_mp3j play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_0\" style=\"font-size:14px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"group_wrap\"><span class=\"bars_mp3j\"><span class=\"loadB_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_0\"><\/span><span class=\"posbarB_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_0\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"T_mp3j\" id=\"T_mp3j_0\" style=\"font-size:14px;\">1. Difficulty of finding consensus among river communities for change<span> - Interview Excerpt #1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"indi_mp3j\" style=\"font-size:9.8px;\" id=\"statusMI_0\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"s-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_0\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_0 = [\n\t{ name: \"1. 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