Lamoine became the latest Maine town to pause a big development, putting a temporary halt on a proposed luxury “glampground” less than 10 miles from Acadia National Park, according to the Bangor Daily News.
Voters at a special town meeting on Tuesday (Aug. 15) overwhelmingly supported a moratorium ordinance that halts Lamoine’s issuance of permits and application approvals for glampgrounds, hotels, motels and other resorts for the next 180 days.
The ordinance’s approval comes just a week after Arizona-based company Clear Sky Resorts met with members of the Lamoine Planning Board to further review the company’s application to develop a glampground on Partridge Cove.
The glamping moratorium would put a hold on any additional consideration of Clear Sky Resorts’ application for the six-month period, according to town attorney Dan Pileggi, and pause consideration of any new applications.
It also gives the Planning Board an opportunity to review its existing ordinance structure and determine if new ordinances are required to regulate similar developments, Pileggi said.
