by Susan Sharon Maine Public Radio news story Opponents of the controversial Plum Creek development project are raising questions about the fact that the company has paid groups that testified in support of the project before state regulators. In addition, a company spokesman also acknowledged today that Plum Creek has now paid $1.7 million to Read More
Land Use Planning Commission
Revised Land Use Guidelines Proposed
LURC mulls changes after public feedback by Kevin Miller Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA, Maine — Staff at the Land Use Regulation Commission are recommending numerous minor alterations but no major substantive changes to the latest draft of the comprehensive plan that guides policy decisions within the Unorganized Territory. LURC staff made the changes Read More
Plum Creek’s Historic Zoning Appealed
by John Richardson, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story The Natural Resources Council of Maine announced today it is appealing the state’s approval of Plum Creek Timber Co.’s development proposal for the Moosehead Lake region. “We believe that LURC violated established laws governing how the agency was required to conduct this proceeding,” Brownie Carson, Read More
Protecting the Moosehead Lake Region
In 2005, Plum Creek, a Seattle-based real estate development corporation, put forth the largest development proposal Maine had ever seen—and that would carve the heart out of one of Maine’s most treasured places, Moosehead Lake, a region loved for its remote ponds, undeveloped shorelines, traditional recreation, stunning mountain vistas, and peace and quiet. Plum Creek’s Read More
Fate of Moosehead Lake in LURC’s Hands
Citizens speak out, Commission deliberates Natural Resources Council of Maine * Maine Audubon Bangor, ME, September 23, 2008 — Maine people may learn this week what will happen with Plum Creek’s development proposal for the Moosehead Lake region. Today, citizens from across Maine gathered in Bangor to read from more than 1,500 letters sent to Read More
LURC Urges Plum Creek Changes
By Kevin Miller Bangor Daily News news story Staff at the Land Use Regulation Commission are recommending that Plum Creek change the scope of several proposed subdivisions near Moosehead Lake and be required to complete several large conservation deals before any houses go up. But critics of Plum Creek’s plan say they are disappointed that Read More
Groups: Developer Ignored Concerns
by Kevin Miller Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA, Maine – Two environmental groups attempted to keep the heat on Plum Creek officials Tuesday by accusing them of ignoring concerns raised about the company’s historic development proposal for the Moosehead Lake region. A Plum Creek spokesman countered that now is not the time, given the Read More
LURC Takes One Step Forward for Clean Energy, Not Two
NRCM news release Today, Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission made two important decisions on the future of wind power in Maine. “The Commission could have taken two steps forward on clean energy for Maine; instead they took one,” said NRCM Clean Energy Director Dylan Voorhees. The Land Use Regulation Commission voted 4-2 to recommend rejecting Read More
Plum Creek Will Damage Moosehead Region, Critics Say
Environmental groups have experts lined up to testify as public hearings begin Dec. 1. by the Associated Press Portland Press Herald news story FALMOUTH — Maine’s two leading environmental groups took another swipe Thursday at Plum Creek Timber Co.’s development plan for the Moosehead Lake region as state regulators prepared for the start of long-awaited Read More
