Rome Board of Selectmen considers remediation plan after several trees removed illegally from Great Pond property

MORNING SENTINEL • August 4, 2022

The Rome Board of Selectmen is considering a corrective plan after several trees were cut down on land adjacent to Great Pond in a move that violated town rules and caused headaches for neighbors. The landowner has owned the property on Jamaica Point Road for several years and hired a company to clear trees on the land. But more trees were cut than is allowed by the town’s shoreland zoning ordinance. Selectmen on Monday reviewed a proposed revegetation plan, which outlines the replanting of trees on land owned by Talcott “Tal” Franklin of Portland.