Maine webinar panel outlines how towns plan, fund and implement open-space strategies
Panelists from state programs, land trusts and town committees discussed definitions of open space, benefits and common concerns (access, taxes, competing land uses), examples of implementation, and funding avenues including current-use tax programs, Community Resilience Partnership funds and FEMA credits.
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Gregory LeClaire, municipal planning biologist with the Beginning with Habitat program at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, hosted a webinar panel that described how Maine towns can develop and implement open-space plans and what local officials and volunteers should expect.
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