I read a headline in the August 11th edition of The Republican Journal that read, “Bessey Farm owners oppose school – Threatened with eminent domain, farmers say.” What is the districts position on this allegation?
In late summer of 2004 it became obvious that a 15-acre parcel of land owned by Mr.Roy Bessey and Ms. Shirley Bessey (Town of Thorndike Tax Map 1, Lot #6) was the best place to site a new school. Its dry and level nature makes it an ideal location for a large building, thus reducing site development costs. At the urging of the Department of Education the district pursued the possibility of obtaining a purchase option. Initial research revealed that the Bessey property had been placed in an agricultural conservation easement with the Maine Farmland Trust in April of 2003. At the direction of the Board of Directors, Superintendent Lee first spoke with a representative of the Maine Farmland Trust on September 16, 2004, concerning the possibility of purchasing one lot in Thorndike consisting of approximately 15 acres. The southerly boundary of this parcel borders the Knox town line and serves as the northerly boundary of the Knox lot containing the Bessey homestead. (The remainder of the B
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