Putting Public Roads to Bed in Maine

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Quick look at new statute • Towns have two years to designate all roads • Landowners have two years to rebut the designations • Hearings held to settle arguments • At end of four years, all determinations final • Use discontinuance statute going forward
Final look at the hypo: Under Solution #1 • Discontinuance and Common Law Abandonment still operate • No Common Law Abandonment here because no lack to use • No discontinuance because Amity never discontinued • Road still public • Amity could choose to discontinue (damages may be paid to abutters)
Page 1: Putting Public Roads to Bed in Main
Page 20 and 21: Monument Road Example Suppose the f
Page 22 and 23: Three Types of Roads • 1. Town Wa
Page 24 and 25: Three ways to dispose of roads •
Page 26 and 27: Common Law Abandonment • Non-use
Page 28: Statutory Abandonment Cont’d •
Page 31 and 32: These do not matter because: • Ma
Page 33 and 34: Aroostook County Hypo Again • Und
Page 35 and 36: Hypo under Abandonment Statute •
Page 37: Proposed Changes to Law • Possibl
Page 41 and 42: Conclusion • Is the problem large

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