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An agreement to conserve 3,223 acres of forestland, including a portion of the Union River’s headwaters, had many moving parts but a simple end goal: that the land remain wild.
Planning board members said they’d like to see a traffic study related to the intersection of Tinker Farm Way with Bayside Road, because traffic has increased markedly on Bayside in recent years.
Recently, the conservancy closed on the purchase of two “forever-wild” easements on the large swath of land in Aurora, referred to as Whalesback.
Two Montana families and one from Maine say the development would help attract visitors to the city. “We recognize that what we’re doing is unique,” said one.
At the forum hosted by the League of Women Voters Downeast and moderated by Jill Goldthwait, the candidates handled questions on climate change, health care and economic challenges facing the district.