KENNEBEC JOURNAL • January 15, 2025
A proposed development would bring 62 identical single-family homes on 33 undeveloped acres over the next 3 1/2 years, making it the biggest such project in Monmouth’s history. Not only would the proposed neighborhood — to be named Hilltop View Estates — disrupt the rural character of 4,000-person Monmouth, but half-million dollar houses do not reflect the type of development the town should promote says neighbor Kathy Perless. Ashley Woodbury’s property is bordered on two sides by the proposed development. She said during the public hearing that she was most concerned about the safety impacts of the stormwater filtration pond planned for directly west of her house and the neighborhood road entrance planned for directly to the north.