Percentage of land that is privatley owned in Maine? (Farmington: how much, lawyers)

[Spanky25]

I have read that approx. 90% of the land in Maine is privatley owned?

That is a lot of (undelevoped) land!

[Submariner]

I would not use the phrase 'undelevoped'. It is mostly forest.

Nature has developed it to be forest [and some peat bog].

[mainegrl2011]

Originally Posted by forest beekeeper

I would not use the phrase 'undelevoped'. It is mostly forest.

Nature has developed it to be forest [and some peat bog].

and we like forests, right forest? I prefer forests over cement, how about you?

[Submariner]

Originally Posted by mainegrl2011

and we like forests, right forest? I prefer forests over cement, how about you?

Yes, I do like forests.

I prefer forests over cement.

I prefer forests over stucco.

I prefer forests over pavement.

I prefer forests over housing developments of ticky-tacky.

Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes made of ticky tacky,
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes all the same.
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

And the people in the houses
All went to the university,
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same,
And there's doctors and lawyers,
And business executives,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

And they all play on the golf course
And drink their martinis dry,
And they all have pretty children
And the children go to school,
And the children go to summer camp
And then to the university,
Where they are put in boxes
And they come out all the same.

And the boys go into business
And marry and raise a family
In boxes made of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

written By: Malvina Reynolds
sang by: Pete Seeger

I do like forests [rivers, lakes and ponds are not bad either].

[Coaster]

Originally Posted by Spanky25

I have read that approx. 90% of the land in Maine is privatley owned?

That is a lot of (undelevoped) land!

I think I'm missing the connection between land being privately owned and whether or not it's developed. Could you explain?

According to a 2008 paper by Professor James Cote at UM-Farmington 94 percent of Maine is privately owned.

[mainegrl2011]

Originally Posted by Coaster

I think I'm missing the connection between land being privately owned and whether or not it's developed. Could you explain?

According to a 2008 paper by Professor James Cote at UM-Farmington 94 percent of Maine is privately owned.

Well, if he wrote it, that settles it.

[Spanky25]

Originally Posted by Coaster

I think I'm missing the connection between land being privately owned and whether or not it's developed. Could you explain?

According to a 2008 paper by Professor James Cote at UM-Farmington 94 percent of Maine is privately owned.

Nothing to explain. I was just amazed on how much land there is in Maine (Developed or Not) that was privatley owned.

I guess the next question is: How much of the land IS developed that is privatley owned?

I agree 10000000%:

Yes, I do like forests.

I prefer forests over cement.

I prefer forests over stucco.

I prefer forests over pavement.

I prefer forests over housing developments of ticky-tacky.

[Northern Maine Land Man]

The state has enacted a program called "Land for Maine's Future". The reason the environmental industry likes Maine so much and wants it so badly is that we landowners have taken such good care of it for the last four centuries or so. King James gave "The Maine" to Georges and Edouard Moores for services rendered. The brothers didn't know what to do with it so they gave it back to the king.

The net effect of Land for Maine's Future is that it takes land off the tax rolls and reduces public access to the land. Sound strange? Just look at the gated state roads on state lands that used to be open to the public when it was privately owned. The state bought nearly half the town of Drew from International Paper. The state does not pay property taxes to towns. That means that Drew residents must make up the difference out of their own pockets. It's a huge burden on that small population.