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Locals Raise $1.8M to Save Blue Hill Blueberry Barren

4/7/2025

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Developer Geoff Bowley is encountering fierce resistance to his plan for a nine-home subdivision on a cherished blueberry barren in Blue Hill, Maine. Passionate locals, worried about environmental damage and the loss of picturesque landscapes, have rallied to raise $1.8 million to buy the land. The planning board's decision on Bowley's application looms next week, set against the backdrop of a pressing housing crisis.

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Developer Geoff Bowley is encountering fierce resistance to his plan for a nine-home subdivision on a cherished blueberry barren in Blue Hill, Maine. Passionate locals, worried about environmental damage and the loss of picturesque landscapes, have rallied to raise $1.8 million to buy the land. The planning board's decision on Bowley's application looms next week, set against the backdrop of a pressing housing crisis.