Would a decision not to approve the Concept plan mean no development will ever take place around Moosehead Lake?
No. Development can and will take place in the absence of any concept plan. We need to ask how much development is inevitable and whether piecemeal development would offer similar protections for wildlife habitat and public access. No matter what LURC decides on the pending proposal, existing law already gives the company the ability to develop extensively across the 400,000 acres covered by the plan. So, this is not a question of development versus no development. Rather it is a choice between a planned development proposal with clearly stated conservation benefits—a proposal that is open to public inspection and comment—and unplanned development with no agreed-upon game plan and no assurance of comparable conservation.
Related Questions
- The Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development covers the years 2000 through 2005. Does this mean that proposals should be for that five-year period?
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