Maine § 30-A §7061 Land taken for parks, squares, open areas, public libraries and playgrounds

Maine Statutes

§ 30-A §7061 — Land taken for parks, squares, open areas, public libraries and playgrounds

Maine § 30-A §7061

Title 30-AMUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

Part 3PLANTATIONS AND UNORGANIZED PLACES

Ch. 301PLANTATIONS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 30-A, § 30-A §7061 (2026).

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A plantation may acquire real estate or easements by using the condemnation procedure for town ways, as provided in Title 23, chapter 304, subject to the following provisions. The limitations set forth in this section do not apply to any taking authorized by any other law.

1.Purposes. A plantation may acquire real estate or easements under this section for the following purposes:

2.Limitation on use. Except as provided in paragraph A, land taken under this section may not be used for any purpose other than the purposes for which it was originally taken.

3.Consent of owner required. A plantation may not take any land without the consent of the owner if at the time of the taking the land is occupied by a dwelling house in which the owner or the owner's family resides.

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A plantation may acquire real estate or easements by using the condemnation procedure for town ways, as provided in Title 23, chapter 304, subject to the following provisions. The limitations set forth in this section do not apply to any taking authorized by any other law.
1.
Purposes.
A plantation may acquire real estate or easements under this section for the following purposes:
2.
Limitation on use.
Except as provided in paragraph A, land taken under this section may not be used for any purpose other than the purposes for which it was originally taken.
3.
Consent of owner required.
A plantation may not take any land without the consent of the owner if at the time of the taking the land is occupied by a dwelling house in which the owner or the owner's family resides.