Saturday, May 16th, LSLA joined Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District to co-host an information session on legal issues relating to private roads around the Little Sebago watershed. Cliff Goodall, a retired attorney who has specialized in private road issues presented an overview and answered questions. Cliff helped to draft the Maine State Statute for Private Ways and worked with Maine DEP in drafting the “A Guide to Forming Road Associations” booklet. About 25 folks attended this workshop.

Some of the topics discussed included:

Different types of road associations and ownerships: who has the right to make what decisions?
Clarification of Maine State Statute: Can private roads be paved?
Process of placing a lien on non-paying members.
What responsibilities (if any) do town / public services have to private road members?
The session was held at the Gray Town Library. Heather True of the Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District, who organized this event, had done a terrific job capturing the details and the Q&A. These notes are available by clicking here.

Contacts:

Heather True
Project Manager
Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District
35 Main Street, Suite 3
Windham, ME 04062
Phone: 207-892-4700
htrue@cumberlandswcd.org
www.cumberlandswcd.org

Jim McBride
Little Sebago Lake Association
PO Box 912
Windham, ME 04062-0912
Phone: 207-809-4706
jmcbride@littlesebagolake.com
www.littlesebagolake.com