One of the regulations Gov. Paul LePage would like to see in his wish list of business-friendly reforms is repeal of Maine's Informed Growth Act. Enacted by the Legislature in 2007, the act requires municipalities to conduct economic impact studies to determine whether proposed large-scale retail developments, such as Walmarts, would have "undue adverse impacts" on local economies and communities. If so, the municipality may not grant the applicant a local land use permit. But the governor thinks the act may be interfering with some towns' desire to grow.
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