Knox County ready to use eminent domain to cut trees by airport
” The county may use its eminent domain powers to cut trees on three properties near the Knox County Regional Airport.
Airport Manager Jeffrey Northgraves said the county was able to reach an agreement with 12 other property owners along Buttermilk Lane in South Thomaston to cut trees on their land that are up to 100 feet tall and interfere with the flight paths of aircraft depending how close they are to the airport and whether they are on a rise.
But owners of three other properties — two on Buttermilk Lane and one on adjacent Philbrook Lane — have refused to go along with the proposed easements to allow the cutting of trees, Northgraves said.”
Betts, Stephen. Bangor Daily News 10 June 2013.