SUN JOURNAL • July 21, 2022
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is in the process of developing a public boat launch on Allen Pond, increasing access to recreational opportunities just miles from Maine’s second largest urban area. The state signed a contract with a private landowner to purchase a 4-acre parcel on the northeast side of the pond for $150,000. The planned launch would meet Americans Disabilities Act standards, providing a level of access that is difficult to find in the Lewiston-Auburn area. However, members of the Allen Pond Improvement Association say they are concerned by the environmental impacts of more boat traffic – particularly motor boats and jet skis – in the narrow, shallow pond.