LINCOLN COUNTY NEWS • November 1, 2023
Litigation between the town of Alna and resident Jeff Spinney has ended after three years and three lawsuits, with a settlement agreement following an impassioned public hearing. The agreement leaves Spinney’s Sheepscot River boat ramp in place with limitations on use and the acknowledgement it is illegal under town ordinances. Both parties will drop pending litigation and pay their own attorney fees. During forty minutes of comment from involved parties, most of them abutters, all spoke against the agreement, saying it did not take into account abutters, sent a bad message, and lacked consequences.