Kingfield voters approve campsite moratorium

RANGELEY HIGHLANDER • July 14, 2026

Residents of Kingfield overwhelmingly approved a moratorium that sought to pause development on “transient overnight recreational developments” during a special town meeting July 13. The moratorium was presented to the town in May by residents living on Lower Iron Bridge Road. By passing the ordinance, the group hoped to freeze the development of a campsite proposed by Bowdoin College, which would be built on a 20.7-acre plot on the same road. Bowdoin withdrew its application to develop the site in May, saying they would wait six months before reapplying to allow the town to assess its outdated ordinances.