Maine Governor Signs LURC Reform Bill

Gov. Paul LePage today signed a bill that does away with the organization that's been overseeing land use and planning in Maine's unorganized territories for the past 40 years.LD 1798 replaces the seven-member Land Use Regulation Commission with a new nine-member Maine Land Use Planning Commission, and sets other changes in motion.The new commission's mission goes beyond that of LURC, which the Le...