Putting Public Roads to Bed in Maine

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Monument Road Example Suppose the following: Pay $75K for 100 ac with public road frontage Other, cheaper lots available but poor access Intend to harvest wood and keep in Tree Growth Five years later Amity abandons
Monument Road Hypo Continued • Town retains free public easement • Ready to harvest but road needs $20K • Unable to justify • Put on market for $55K • Sell to snowmobiler for $45K • Town saves money but owners out at least $30K • Unfair or just too bad for them?
Page 1: Putting Public Roads to Bed in Main
Page 22 and 23: Three Types of Roads • 1. Town Wa
Page 24 and 25: Three ways to dispose of roads •
Page 26 and 27: Common Law Abandonment • Non-use
Page 28: Statutory Abandonment Cont’d •
Page 31 and 32: These do not matter because: • Ma
Page 33 and 34: Aroostook County Hypo Again • Und
Page 35 and 36: Hypo under Abandonment Statute •
Page 37 and 38: Proposed Changes to Law • Possibl
Page 39 and 40: Final look at the hypo: Under Solut
Page 41 and 42: Conclusion • Is the problem large

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