Rockland pursuing agreement with private marina to preserve public access to waterfront boardwalk

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 2, 2021

For two decades, the public has been allowed to use a boardwalk along Rockland Harbor without any type of legal agreement between the city and waterfront property owners. But with a changing waterfront, city officials are working to ensure access remains in a more formal way. The city has begun discussions with a private marina company that recently purchased a property that the boardwalk crosses about creating a formal license or lease agreement that would legally ensure public access to the popular walkway on its property.