Plan could turn Blue Hill blueberry barren into housing lots [Video]

BLUE HILL, Maine — Kennebunk-based developer Geoff Bowley is planning to turn a blueberry barren in Blue Hill into nine housing lots, but people are pushing back against the proposal, hoping to preserve the scenic area overlooking Salt Pond.

“We don’t wanna lose all the Maine heritage,” Blue Hill resident Tim Dawson said.

Dawson lives across the pond from the barren and is worried about the environmental effects of the project, particularly erosion.

“It’s beautiful but it’s fragile and the fear is that it’s gonna damage the quality of the water in the salt pond as well as just taking away this place that people love so much,” Dawson said.

The ecosystem is also an important factor for the Blue Hill planning board, who will approve or deny the project. It’s continuing to evaluate the proposal …