Main-Land invited to speak at Farmington Planning Board meeting

Main-Land's President Darryl Brown to present impact of proposed land development law changes to Farmington Planning Board

FARMINGTON- Upon the invitation of Farmington Planning Board Chairman Bussie York, Darryl Brown, president/owner of the Livermore Falls based Main-Land Development Consultants (MLDC), will give a guest presentation to that board at its Monday evening meeting considering the impact on Franklin County of revisions to the Site Location Development Law being proposed by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

Brown and engineers from his firm have been traveling throughout western Maine for the past two months giving a series of presentations in an effort to educate people about the MDEP proposal, which they believe if enacted this session by the Maine Legislature will drastically slow down- if not altogether stop- development in Maine. Following their forum in Farmington earlier this month, York, who was in attendance, found the changes so concerning that he asked Brown to come share them with the town's planners and other officials including selectmen.

WHO: Darryl Brown, President/Owner of Main-Land Development Consultants; the Farmington Planning Board; and other Farmington town officials.

WHAT: Presentation on the Act to Update the Site Location of Development Law –sponsored by Rep. Bob Duchesne (D- Hudson)– and its impacts on Franklin County.

WHERE: Farmington Town Office basement

WHEN: 7 p.m. Monday, March 16 (Agenda item #4)

WHY: If enacted, the Act to Update the Site Location of Development Law would limit large scale non-residential development to designated growth zones, urban compact zones, census designated areas or those areas served by public sewer systems. It would also prohibit the disturbances of slopes 20 percent or greater, limiting projects in Maine's mountainous regions, and give MDEP the authority to approve or reject site contractors selected for project construction.