Legal battle over Moody Beach access in Wells could have statewide impacts
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Lawsuit could settle legal debate over who owns beach in the intertidal zone
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Updated April 22
Lawsuit could settle debate over who owns Maine beaches between low- and high-tide lines
The state s top court has said beachfront owners own all the way to the low-tide mark. A lawsuit filed Thursday challenges that precedent.
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A sign on Moody Beach tells visitors that the area north of the Wells-Ogunquit line is private. A group is challenging a law that gives ownership of the intertidal zone to property owners instead of the state.
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Bonnie Tobey works for a Brunswick company that has long harvested rockweed in Quahog Bay off Harpswell. But, she said, restrictions by coastal landowners have changed the business and forced the processing plant to reduce its number of shifts in recent years.
Lawsuit could settle debate over who owns Maine beaches between low- and high-tide lines
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