TIMES RECORD • August 11, 2020
The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is deciding what to do with 144 acres on the west side of the former Navy base. The parcel, which includes land formerly part of the town commons, was originally part of a roughly 275-acre area given to Bowdoin College for educational purposes in 2006. But instead, the college made an outright purchase of about 13 acres last year. The Navy conveyed the remaining land back to the redevelopment authority. The remaining 144 acres, situated between Harpswell Road and the Brunswick Executive Airport, are now available again. The Brunswick Topsham Land Trust hopes some of the land can be secured for recreation and conservation, as the land contains “valuable wetland, stream and vernal pool habitat” and has the opportunity to broaden the current recreational opportunities in town. To weigh in on how to use the land, fill out a survey before Aug. 21.