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Originally Posted by Submariner
Any parcel of land larger than 10 acres can be put into 'Treegrowth'. If you had 100 acres of land; you could put all of it into treegrowth, or any portion thereof [10 acres, 20 acres, etc].
One of our parcels of land is 42 acres, we took 1 acre out of treegrowth for our house. I am not aware of any limit on how much of this land we could remove from treegrowth. We could take 32 acres out of treegrowth leaving only 10 acres to remain in treegrowth. The smallest size of land that can be in treegrowth is 10 acres.
The real limiting factor is that you must pay a penalty on each acre of land that you remove from tree growth.
In our case, the penalty for removing 1 acre was close to the fair market price of that acre.
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Yeah, I don't know exactly how it works except that you pay the penalty if you take the acreage out of tree growth. But I do believe that I got the idea that you could only build on 1/10th of the land from you...circa 2008/2009 or so...
Either way, it was through your postings years ago that I became aware of "tree growth".
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Originally Posted by kingdomkz
Yes the Chinese put the paper mills out of business, I have already read plenty about it and visited the Katahdin region multiple times. Thank you for your condescending superiority. East Millinocket is still a great town and you won't change my opinion about it.
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I never mentioned anything about paper mills or the Chinese ownership of such and have you ever thought that perhaps the paper industry is in decline because of a prevalence of email, online media, and practically all businesses and universities/schools going paperless?
Nor am I going to challenge your insults.
I also never said that East Millinocket was not a great town, and you know that.
You know, I never responded to your other post in the Bangor subforum, but for the record:
1. I love Maine. I have no desire to change it. In fact, when I lived in Maine I refrained from voting in political seats, tax increases/decreases, potential legislation, etc. because I knew that I was "from away" and felt it was not my place to "dictate" how the locals live, be governed, or taxed, etc. I did vote on a few things though. You are free to search my posting history to pre-2010 (last time I "went to the polls" in Maine) to see that this is true. Or just search through older posts in this forum.
30 years from now, yeah, I'd probably cast a vote for the Governor of Maine. But I no longer live here.
I would only mention that I was from California if asked and as far as most I met knew, I was 'from' Portland because that is what my Maine DL said. I mean, unless it came up I never introduced myself as a Californian nor as someone who was not from Maine. I was just some dude meeting someone new at that particular point in time.
2. I moved out of Maine only because a family issue that had nothing to do with Maine forced my hand and my move out. Otherwise I'd still be happily living here. I think about moving back every day; ironically, to the Bangor area. Fact #2: I almost made a trip to Maine in 2013 just to renew my Maine DL. I feel more of a connection to Maine and would rather have people think I am from Maine but alas, I ended up getting a Maryland DL.
3. I did not move to Maine for the reasons people generally cite: to get away from crime, the hustle and bustle, "those people", low COL, and so forth. I moved to Maine because I am a little too independent and self-reliant for city life, I have no desire to "keep up with the Joneses", prefer a slower pace of life, like to live simply, love the mountains and the ocean and the quiet, like firearms, and that Maine generally agrees with me despite what you may think of me or my politics. Yup, I have opinions, but I mostly only express them in these forums. With few exceptions, I keep my opinions largely to myself in real life unless specifically asked.
However, the purpose of this forum is relocation amongst other things. The old guard of the Maine forum seem to largely be gone these days and seem to have been replaced by those of a more political or venting bend. Maine is awesome, but Maine can also be difficult and has an underside that many seem to sweep under the rug or blame Massachusetts for.
Take what you want with my postings but one thing is for sure; you will see the realities of Maine first hand--the good, the bad, and the ugly--that people seem reluctant to discuss in these forums these days. As I mentioned in another thread to you, I am only offering you a heads up from one Californian to another. Also if you recall, I did mention previously that coming from Modesto you should fit in nicely with the Bangor area.
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