PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 30, 2021
Jerome A. Collins’ Maine Voices commentary speaks only of the tax revenue lost to his community when land is placed into trust. He neglected to highlight that once the land is in trust, it becomes a public asset. I lived in the Atlanta area. There is nothing more soul sucking than living in a community that is packed with nothing but single-family homes – a desert. I cherish the open land we hold in trust here in Maine, and I am very willing to have my taxes go up a little in order for the community to own that land. ~ John Schaberg, Portland