10/30/2026
On November 3 Freeport votes on the Island Rover question. The ballot carries the boat's name, but the ordinance is not limited to one boat.
In brief: For two years any waterfront owner in the MDR-I district could apply for a temporary boat launch, including on lots with no house and lots below minimum size. Approval would move from the Coastal Waters Commission and Project Review Board, where abutters can be heard, to the Codes Enforcement Officer. The Town Attorney's view is that a launch approved in those two years could continue after the ordinance expires and pass to a new owner. The petitioners read the sunset as ending it.
The full report is in the October Property Letter. We report on Freeport property decisions from the public record and take no position on how to vote.
What Freeport's November 3rd ballot question would change for shoreland owners in the MDR-I district, drawn from the ordinance and the town record.
