Rangeley Crossroads Coalition v. Land Use Regulation Commission

SAUFLEY, C.J.,

with whom LEVY, J., joins, dissenting.

[II26] I must respectfully dissent.

[¶ 27] Rezoning, with its inherent public airing and thorough review of the newly proposed uses, should be undertaken before Nestle is allowed to engage in the extraction and transportation of the Rangeley Lakes Region’s valuable water resources.

[¶ 28] Nestle proposes to withdraw millions of gallons of water from an aquifer in the region. Each day, up to one hundred trucks would transport 8,250 gallons each of water from the area. Nothing in the Land Use Regulation Commission’s existing Comprehensive Land…