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PublishedFebruary 2, 2023
Studying the health of the Megunticook
Amid strong debate in the town about the future of the Montgomery Dam and other structures built in the Megunticook, the town's citizen committee has been working with environmental experts to determine the health of the river. Much work remains to be done.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
Camden breakwater project floated, again
The Harbor Committee sent a letter to the town talking about the need for a Camden breakwater to protect the harbor. The issue has come up before and the cost for such a project is high.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
Camden Select Board member attacked in letters over river study grant
Residents have been sending letters to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation attacking, threatening and accusing Camden Vice Chair Alison McKellar for her support of a Megunticook River restoration project.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2023
Camden hires firm to provide reval
Officials say the town is overdue for a revaluation of local properties and they are hiring KRT Appraisal for the two-year project.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2023
Camden Planning Board, developer debate need for biological study
An engineer hoping to secure permits for a 10-lot subdivision off Route 1 tried to talk the Planning Board out of requiring a biological study to see how the project will impact the ecosystem. It was also noted this may only be the first phase of a larger development.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2022
10-unit subdivision proposed off Route 1 in Camden
The project is planned for a 43.48-acre parcel at 440 Belfast Rd. (Route 1) and is described as an “open-space residential development” putting in nine new stand-alone, single-family condominiums. These would be added to the one unit already existing on the property.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2022
Camden dam neighbors turn to DEP for water level; Select Board considers lobster business on public landing
Camden Select Board learned Dec. 13 that a petition has been sent to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection seeking a constant water level at Montgomery Dam. In other business, fisherman Mark Bradstreet hopes to sell lobsters from a stand on the public landing.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Camden approves traffic calming policy
Residents can now petition the town of Camden to implement traffic calming measures in their neighborhoods to reduce speeding and increase safety.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
Select Board approves big-ticket items for Snow Bowl, harbor
The town of Camden finds itself in need of 8,000 feet of steel cable for the Snow Bowl and new float systems for the harbor. The Select Board has approved the requests from staff to purchase these items.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2022
Seaside sauna OK’d for winter, but then what?
While officials continue to await adoption of a governing policy, the languishing drama and controversy surrounding a mobile sauna at a Rockport Marine Park heated up with a committee member claiming some folks are “horrified” by the commercial use at a beautiful park.
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