Kennebec Highlands Management Plan
The Bureau of Parks and Lands has adopted a 15-year management plan for over 6,000 acres of land known as the Kennebec Highlands. These public lands are located in the towns of Mount Vernon, Rome, and Vienna in Kennebec County and New Sharon in Franklin County.
Kennebec Highlands Management Plan (.pdf 2Mb)
Adopted October 19, 2011
A PUBLIC MEETING was held on the final draft:
Wednesday, June 29 from 6-8pm at the Mount Vernon Community Center
Minutes
Brief History of the Management Planning Process
In 2007, several public meetings were held to get public input to help set the direction for the management plan and get feedback on drafts. During that process, concerns about the roads in the Highlands came to light. The potential of public rights of access on former town roads was identified. The Bureau decided more information was needed to complete the plan, as determining public rights of access on roads was critical to determining motorized access to the Highlands--the key issue of discussion and debate in the public meetings. In 2007, an "interim plan" was adopted to guide management of Kennebec Highlands in the meantime, while research on road status could be conducted.
2007 "Interim" Management Plan (3 mb .pdf file)
Previous Meeting Minutes (in 2007)
1. Public Scoping Meeting: May 17, 2007, 6:30-8:30 PM, Mount Vernon Community Center Minutes
2. Advisory Committee Meeting: June 28, 2007, 6:30-8:30 PM, Mount Vernon Community Center Minutes
3. Working Meeting on Trails: July 10, 2007, 6:30-8:30 PM, Mount Vernon Community Center Minutes
4. Public Meeting on Iterim Plan: September 6, 2007, 6:30-8:30 PM, Mount Vernon Community Center Minutes
5. Advisory Committee Meeting to review road research: April 14, 2010, 6pm to 8:30, Mount Vernon Community Center Minutes
Related Materials:
Natural Resources Inventory
For more information contact:
Katherine Eickenberg
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
22 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
(207) 287-4963
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