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2010

The University of Maine

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Land Use Planning On A Grand Scale: A Decision Maker’S Perspective, E. Bart Harvey Iii Jan 2010

Land Use Planning On A Grand Scale: A Decision Maker’S Perspective, E. Bart Harvey Iii

Maine Policy Review

The author of this commentary, who served as a commissioner on the Maine Land Use Planning Commission (LURC) discusses the ground-breaking 400,000-acre concept plan by Plum Creek Corporation for development of the Moosehead Lake region in Maine. The highly-contested plan approved by LURC involves rezoning for hundreds of acres to allow for single family homes and resorts, and sets aside significant acreage in conservation.

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