from the article
“Based on our research, we’re confident he owns that former rail bed and therefore has a right to post his property."
Never read the article.
Some rail easements ceded land back and some did not. Sounds like his lawyer did the research and will not allow his land to be torn up by atv’s
“Based on our research, we’re confident he owns that former rail bed and therefore has a right to post his property.”
There usually is at least two sides to disputes that enter the legal system. Here is the statement from the other side so in effect it will wind up in court for a determination as to the ownership.
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Mark Latti, spokesman for the Maine Department of Transportation, disagreed.
“In our view, he has defaced public property,” Latti said of the barricades. “We’re going to take the appropriate action through the legal system.”
Henderson already has two active lawsuits against the state, one in Hancock County Superior Court, the other in Washington County. Both challenge the assumption that the state owns a right of way to the former Maine Central Railroad Co. train tracks.
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