Town Rejects Rules for Wildlife Habitat ; Brunswick Would Have Become the First Maine Community to Establish Such Standards.

Portland Press Herald › October 04, 2005

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A majority of town councilors balked Monday at adopting a groundbreaking ordinance that would have required developers to preserve wildlife habitat by providing conservation easements or paying impact fees. Councilors spent two hours listening to public comment before voting 4-3 to reject the proposal, which was designed to protect several thousand acres of undeveloped habitat. Brunswick would have been the first Maine community to establish such standards.

In the end, several councilors said the new regulations would have infringed on property owners' rights. They suggested that the regulations become voluntary, though exactly how that would be done was left unanswered after Monday night's vote.

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Town Rejects Rules for Wildlife Habitat ; Brunswick Would Have Become the First Maine Community to Establish Such Standards.

"I'm torn. The philosophy is good. The principles are sound, but I have concerns about infringing on property owners' rights," ...

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