MAINEBIZ • March 26, 2020
Land once slated for a controversial development in the Moosehead Lake region has come a step closer to being preserved. Weyerhaeuser, which owns the 400,000-plus acres, submitted a petition to terminate the the Moosehead Region Concept Plan in September, and on March 9, the Land Use Planning Commission determined that the petition is complete for processing. The LUPC announced the decision Thursday. Those who want to submit comments or request a public hearing must do so by May 15. Rezoning that allowed the development was approved in 2009 after years of opposition by conservation advocates.