{"id":1206,"date":"2025-12-04T16:07:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/?page_id=1206"},"modified":"2025-12-04T17:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:43:42","slug":"case-studies-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/case-studies-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Studies Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id1206_5437a2-0e{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_5437a2-0e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1206_5437a2-0e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_5437a2-0e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9\"]{padding-right:135px;padding-left:135px;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9\"]{padding-right:75px;padding-left:75px;text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_5bd675-e9\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Explore real-world examples of successful strategies, partnerships, and community efforts that have expanded and improved public access to Maine\u2019s coast.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1206_ff769f-85 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1206_ff769f-85 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_ff769f-85 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:60px;max-width:1268px;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:75px;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_ff769f-85 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_ff769f-85 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id1206_ff769f-85{background-image:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(250,244,236) 0%,rgb(241,178,91) 100%);}.kb-row-layout-id1206_ff769f-85 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1206_ff769f-85 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 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src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/20220720_111806-edited.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of an ocean shoreline\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/20220720_111806-edited.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/20220720_111806-edited-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/20220720_111806-edited-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/20220720_111806-edited-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/20220720_111806-edited-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/20220720_111806-edited-105x70.jpg 105w, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_007674-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_007674-12\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center;font-size:26px;line-height:38px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_007674-12 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_007674-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_007674-12\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_007674-12 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_007674-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_007674-12\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_007674-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_007674-12\"] a, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link1206_007674-12{text-decoration:none;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_007674-12 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading hls-none\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_007674-12\"><a href=\"#cfa\">case studies: Contracting for access<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1206_7cc3ad-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column1206_7cc3ad-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1206_7cc3ad-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1206_7cc3ad-11:hover > .kt-inside-inner-col{box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kadence-column1206_7cc3ad-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1206_7cc3ad-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1206_7cc3ad-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1206_7cc3ad-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column1206_7cc3ad-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1206_7cc3ad-11{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1206_7cc3ad-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1206_7cc3ad-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1206_7cc3ad-11\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image1206_966a27-73:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-bottom:-10px;}.kb-image1206_966a27-73 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1206_966a27-73 size-large\"><a href=\"#utpa\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/06\/101024_AK_DSC05307-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"beach at sunset\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/06\/101024_AK_DSC05307-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/06\/101024_AK_DSC05307-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/06\/101024_AK_DSC05307-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/06\/101024_AK_DSC05307-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/06\/101024_AK_DSC05307-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/06\/101024_AK_DSC05307-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/06\/101024_AK_DSC05307-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/06\/101024_AK_DSC05307-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/06\/101024_AK_DSC05307-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/06\/101024_AK_DSC05307-951x634.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/06\/101024_AK_DSC05307.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center;font-size:26px;line-height:38px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34\"] a, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link1206_afc0e6-34{text-decoration:none;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34\"]{padding-right:20px;padding-left:20px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading hls-none\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_afc0e6-34\"><a href=\"#utpa\">case studies: using tax policy for access<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1206_8dd330-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column1206_8dd330-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1206_8dd330-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1206_8dd330-4c:hover > .kt-inside-inner-col{box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kadence-column1206_8dd330-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1206_8dd330-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1206_8dd330-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1206_8dd330-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column1206_8dd330-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1206_8dd330-4c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1206_8dd330-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1206_8dd330-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1206_8dd330-4c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#cls\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/081419_RL_DSC_0317-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of a coastal scene\" class=\"wp-image-779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/081419_RL_DSC_0317-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/081419_RL_DSC_0317-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/081419_RL_DSC_0317-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/081419_RL_DSC_0317-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/081419_RL_DSC_0317-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/081419_RL_DSC_0317-317x212.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/081419_RL_DSC_0317-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/081419_RL_DSC_0317-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/081419_RL_DSC_0317-846x565.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/081419_RL_DSC_0317-951x635.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/07\/081419_RL_DSC_0317.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center;font-size:26px;line-height:38px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5\"] a, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link1206_6674ee-a5{text-decoration:none;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5\"]{padding-right:20px;padding-left:20px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading hls-none\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6674ee-a5\"><a href=\"#cls\">case studies: common law &amp; statutes <\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1206_76a7f4-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column1206_76a7f4-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1206_76a7f4-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1206_76a7f4-2b:hover > .kt-inside-inner-col{box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kadence-column1206_76a7f4-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1206_76a7f4-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1206_76a7f4-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1206_76a7f4-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column1206_76a7f4-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1206_76a7f4-2b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1206_76a7f4-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1206_76a7f4-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1206_76a7f4-2b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#gpe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/12\/image-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/12\/image-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/12\/image-500x333.png 500w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/12\/image-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/12\/image-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/12\/image-105x70.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/12\/image-317x211.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/12\/image-423x282.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/12\/image-634x423.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/12\/image-846x564.png 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/12\/image-951x634.png 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2025\/12\/image.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center;font-size:26px;line-height:38px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f\"] a, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link1206_ddbdf6-1f{text-decoration:none;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f\"]{padding-right:20px;padding-left:20px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading hls-none\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ddbdf6-1f\"><a href=\"#gpe\">case studies: Government &amp; Public entities<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1206_053ae9-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1206_053ae9-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_053ae9-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1206_053ae9-d5{background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(8,46,88) 0%,rgb(65,118,161) 99%);}.kb-row-layout-id1206_053ae9-d5 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1206_053ae9-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1206_053ae9-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1206_053ae9-d5 alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1206_6253e9-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1206_6253e9-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1206_6253e9-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1206_6253e9-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1206_6253e9-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1206_6253e9-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1206_6253e9-90{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1206_6253e9-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1206_6253e9-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1206_6253e9-90\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id1206_8ae915-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1206_8ae915-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_8ae915-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:60px;padding-right:170px;padding-bottom:60px;padding-left:170px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1206_8ae915-ca > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1206_8ae915-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:35px;padding-right:35px;padding-bottom:45px;padding-left:35px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1206_8ae915-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-bottom:35px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1206_8ae915-ca alignnone has-white-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1206_5fe523-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1206_5fe523-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1206_5fe523-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1206_5fe523-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1206_5fe523-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1206_5fe523-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1206_5fe523-8d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1206_5fe523-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1206_5fe523-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1206_5fe523-8d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_585342-0f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_585342-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_585342-0f\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_585342-0f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_585342-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_585342-0f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_585342-0f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_585342-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_585342-0f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_585342-0f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_585342-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_585342-0f\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_585342-0f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_585342-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_585342-0f\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"ata\" class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_585342-0f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_585342-0f\">Case Studies: acquiring and transferring access<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id1206_0e3c10-12{margin-top:-5px;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_0e3c10-12 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1206_afc2c2-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1206_afc2c2-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1206_afc2c2-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1206_afc2c2-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1206_afc2c2-1b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1206_afc2c2-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1206_afc2c2-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1206_afc2c2-1b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_0c6ad9-7c\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/case-studies-home\/case-studies-acquiring-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scarborough Beach<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_51c44a-c4\">Scarborough Beach\u2019s long-uncertain public access was secured when the state &#8211; supported by Land for Maine\u2019s Future and the Trust for Public Land &#8211; purchased the beachfront parking and right-of-way in 1999, ensuring permanent, publicly managed access to this coastal resource.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_c5a0d0-21\"><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/case-studies-home\/case-studies-acquiring-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sewall Bridge Dock<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_594a08-24, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_594a08-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_594a08-24\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_594a08-24 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_594a08-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_594a08-24\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_594a08-24 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_594a08-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_594a08-24\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_594a08-24, 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_386fab-ae img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_386fab-ae[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_386fab-ae\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_386fab-ae, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_386fab-ae[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_386fab-ae\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_386fab-ae, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_386fab-ae[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_386fab-ae\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"cfa\" class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_386fab-ae wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_386fab-ae\">case studies: Contracting for access<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id1206_f648b9-e7{margin-top:-5px;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_f648b9-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1206_f648b9-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_f648b9-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1206_f648b9-e7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1206_f648b9-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1206_f648b9-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1206_f648b9-e7 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1206_a554f2-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1206_a554f2-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1206_a554f2-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1206_a554f2-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1206_a554f2-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1206_a554f2-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1206_a554f2-7c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1206_a554f2-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1206_a554f2-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1206_a554f2-7c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_615b27-f2\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/case-studies-home\/case-studies-contracting-for-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Island Trail System<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_2881bd-03\">The Maine Island Trail System relies on partnerships with public agencies, land trusts, and generous private landowners to provide recreational access to over 350 miles of islands and coastal sites, with MITA balancing use and conservation through annual stewardship agreements that allow landowners to set conditions and revoke access at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ab6ce3-38\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/case-studies-home\/case-studies-contracting-for-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Parson&#8217;s Beach<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_d1b793-6b\">Parson\u2019s Beach illustrates voluntary landowner generosity, as private owners allow public use without any formal agreement while retaining full control over parking, conditions, and the right to revoke access at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68\"]{padding-top:20px;font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68\"]{padding-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_a0dedd-68\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/case-studies-home\/case-studies-contracting-for-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scarborough beach state park<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_55782a-8f\">Scarborough Beach\u2019s long-uncertain public access was secured when the state &#8211; supported by Land for Maine\u2019s Future and the Trust for Public Land &#8211; purchased the beachfront parking and right-of-way in 1999, ensuring permanent, publicly managed access to this coastal resource.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1206_e18a87-df > 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(max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1206_00c787-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1206_00c787-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1206_00c787-f9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_32c695-84, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_32c695-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_32c695-84\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_32c695-84 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_32c695-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_32c695-84\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_32c695-84 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_32c695-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_32c695-84\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_32c695-84, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_32c695-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_32c695-84\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_32c695-84, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_32c695-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_32c695-84\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"utpa\" class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_32c695-84 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_32c695-84\">case studies: using tax policy for access<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id1206_4447d5-47{margin-top:-5px;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_4447d5-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1206_4447d5-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_4447d5-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1206_4447d5-47 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1206_4447d5-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1206_4447d5-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1206_4447d5-47 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1206_cb0d2f-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1206_cb0d2f-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1206_cb0d2f-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1206_cb0d2f-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1206_cb0d2f-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1206_cb0d2f-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1206_cb0d2f-78{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1206_cb0d2f-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1206_cb0d2f-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1206_cb0d2f-78\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_45c149-52, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_45c149-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_45c149-52\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_45c149-52 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_45c149-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_45c149-52\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_45c149-52 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_45c149-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_45c149-52\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_45c149-52, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_45c149-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_45c149-52\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_45c149-52, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_45c149-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_45c149-52\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_45c149-52 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_45c149-52\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/case-studies-home\/case-studies-models-for-using-tax-policy-for-access\/#tcs1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Excise Tax Models<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_269c8d-f0\">The Dingell-Johnson and Pittman-Robertson Acts demonstrate how excise taxes on outdoor equipment can be channeled into state conservation programs, offering a potential model for creating dedicated federal or state funding streams to support working waterfront conservation and coastal access.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_bfdc5d-55\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/case-studies-home\/case-studies-models-for-using-tax-policy-for-access\/#tcs2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Voluntary Municipal Farm Support Program<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_f1d342-49\">This state-level model illustrates how municipalities can voluntarily offset property taxes for qualifying farmland in exchange for agricultural conservation easements, and\u2014with its emphasis on local criteria, tax mechanisms, and conservation agreements\u2014could offer a useful template for similar programs aimed at protecting working waterfront properties.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_0c2e59-8d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/case-studies-home\/case-studies-models-for-using-tax-policy-for-access\/#tcs3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Real Estate Transfer Taxes and Land Banks<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6997b2-ef\">The Nantucket Land Bank demonstrates how dedicating real estate transfer tax revenues to a public land acquisition program can successfully protect coastal and open-space resources &#8211; offering a potential model for Maine to fund coastal access and working waterfront preservation, though implementation would require careful consideration of political, legal, and market dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_6b0b10-52\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/case-studies-home\/case-studies-models-for-using-tax-policy-for-access\/#tcs5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tremont Bond Financing<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_9a5896-5c\">Bond financing &#8211; such as the Town of Tremont\u2019s voter-approved purchase of working waterfront land using a local bank loan &#8211; offers a politically feasible tool in Maine for supporting coastal access and land banking when increases to the real estate transfer tax are unlikely to succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_216f59-b5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/case-studies-home\/case-studies-models-for-using-tax-policy-for-access\/#tcs6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Working Waterfront Access Protection Program (WWAPP)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_4d6be3-b9\">WWAPP provides matching funds to enable fisheries businesses, cooperatives, municipalities, and other qualified parties to permanently secure working waterfront properties\u2014through property acquisition or legally binding covenants\u2014so that these sites remain available and affordable for commercial fishing and aquaculture uses in Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id1206_7d46b1-12{margin-top:-5px;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_7d46b1-12 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mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2b1c08-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_2b1c08-99\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2b1c08-99 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2b1c08-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_2b1c08-99\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2b1c08-99, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2b1c08-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_2b1c08-99\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2b1c08-99, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_2b1c08-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_2b1c08-99\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"cls\" class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_2b1c08-99 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_2b1c08-99\">Case Studies: common law and statues<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id1206_9911d3-a2{margin-top:-5px;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_9911d3-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1206_9911d3-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_9911d3-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1206_9911d3-a2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1206_9911d3-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_baa915-72 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_baa915-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_baa915-72\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_baa915-72, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_baa915-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_baa915-72\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_baa915-72, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_baa915-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_baa915-72\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_baa915-72 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_baa915-72\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/case-studies-home\/case-studies-common-law-and-statutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">moody beach<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_cf0b53-c2\">The Moody Beach (Bell v. Town of Wells) decision reaffirmed that, under Maine\u2019s unique interpretation of the Colonial Ordinance, private landowners hold title to the intertidal zone and the public may use it only for fishing, fowling, and navigation\u2014sharply limiting public coastal access and fueling ongoing controversy over shoreline rights.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1206_c52d13-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1206_c52d13-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_c52d13-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1206_c52d13-b9{background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(8,46,88) 0%,rgb(65,118,161) 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.kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1206_6e6b9d-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1206_6e6b9d-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1206_6e6b9d-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1206_6e6b9d-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1206_6e6b9d-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1206_6e6b9d-3d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1206_6e6b9d-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1206_6e6b9d-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1206_6e6b9d-3d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"gpe\" class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_1efaf6-3f\">case studies: government and public entities<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id1206_afd35f-a9{margin-top:-5px;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_afd35f-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1206_afd35f-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1206_afd35f-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1206_afd35f-a9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1206_afd35f-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1206_afd35f-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1206_afd35f-a9 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1206_92a9fb-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1206_92a9fb-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1206_92a9fb-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1206_92a9fb-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1206_92a9fb-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1206_92a9fb-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1206_92a9fb-50{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1206_92a9fb-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1206_92a9fb-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1206_92a9fb-50\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_55dc93-d7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/case-studies-home\/case-studies-government-and-public-entities\/#gpecs1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lamoine <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_b667bc-1b\">Lamoine preserved commercial and recreational access to the intertidal zone by leveraging existing land-use ordinances during a proposed development, negotiating with the developer to secure a public walking path and parking\u2014demonstrating how municipalities can use their own regulatory tools to protect coastal access.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_3bf80c-b7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/case-studies-home\/case-studies-government-and-public-entities\/#gpecs2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LUbec <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_3db53f-7f\">To address shrinking access for wild clam harvesters, the Town of Lubec is exploring the purchase of a narrow strip of land along the upper intertidal zone to create a permanent shoreline path\u2014maintaining safe, reliable access for harvesters while allowing adjacent properties to remain desirable \u201cwaterview\u201d parcels.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_ce3bc4-a7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/case-studies-home\/case-studies-government-and-public-entities\/#gpecs3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">harpswell case study<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_12595e-f4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_12595e-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_12595e-f4\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_12595e-f4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_12595e-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_12595e-f4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_12595e-f4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_12595e-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1206_12595e-f4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1206_12595e-f4, 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