TIMES RECORD • February 22, 2023
A month after the Freeport Town Council asked the Conservation Commission to search for a compromise that would allow a planned Hedgehog Mountain bike trail system to move forward, the commission unanimously decided Tuesday evening that it would not amend its recommended prohibition on bikes on the mountain's summit in order to limit erosion. The groups behind the project have already successfully raised more than $150,000 to make Hedgehog Mountain a premier destination for Maine’s growing number of off-road cyclists.