Bowdoin College Campsite Application Set for Public Hearing

Bowdoin College campsite application set for public hearing

Photo by Robert F. Bukaty of the Associated Press.KINGFIELD — The Kingfield Planning Board met last week to review Bowdoin College’s proposed campsite project, a contentious component being proposed as part of the Finnegan McCoul Woodruff Mountain Center. Last April, the Brunswick liberal arts college bought 21 acres in Kingfield for the mountain center, a destination for members of the Bowdoin Outing Club, or BOC. John Simoneau, director of cap…

Bowdoin College application for Kingfield campsite set for public hearing

By Ashton F. LeCraw for The Maine Monitor Local residents raise concerns about noise from large groups of students and wear on the narrow access road and small bridge. KINGFIELD — The Kingfield Planning Board met last week to review Bowdoin College’s proposed campsite project, a contentious component being proposed as part of the Finnegan McCoul Woodruff Mountain Center. Last April, the Brunswick liberal arts college bought 21 acres in Kingfield…