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The Maine Land Bank: An idea whose time has come
The Maine Land Bank proposal has caught the attention of television and radio stations as well as the Maine Sunday Telegram and the Portland Press Herald, and now it is catching fire in communities throughout the State of Maine. The Maine Land Bank’s goals are simple. This innovative program will create demographic stability in a
There is nothing fair about fair market value
Islanders wear many hats and that is why people like Philip Conkling call us gifted generalists. In the spirit of full disclosure readers of Working Waterfront should know that I am a Cumberland Town Councilor representing the islands; a trustee of the Island Institute; an employee of MSAD 51; a freelance writer; a community activist;
Opinion: Let’s protect people as well as trees!
Once again Mainers who live on the coast are under siege. We are victims of Maine’s property tax law, which requires town assessors to calculate our taxes based on the “highest and best use” of our homesteads. Unfortunately, this market driven philosophy assumes that we all want to sell out to the folks who can