WILTON — The owner of the former Forster Mill on Depot Street has recently hired a new representative to help seek a solution for demolition or deconstruction of the mill.

Owner Adam Mack, operating under the company name of Wilton Recycling LLC, has hired Dale Holman to help look for the best options for doing the work with the resources available, Town Manager Rhonda Irish said Tuesday.

Holman, who was originally from this area, met with Wilton Code Enforcement Officer Paul Montague and John Bucci, DEP lead and asbestos inspector, at the site last week. Another meeting is set for Wednesday, May 22, she said.

The meetings are being held to help lay ground rules for what the state needs from him and what the town may need in general.

A request has been made for the project to go back before the town Planning Board, perhaps in June, for a site plan review and maybe a demolition permit, she said.

“It’s still in the planning stage. We can’t guarantee, but we are working and have continuously worked with them, making contact every two weeks,” Irish said.

Holman joins Peter Jensen, who was hired by Mack to work on the project. Jensen is still assisting Mack, who is currently in federal prison, to accomplish this, she said.

This makes the fourth representative the town has dealt with.

The name of the company, Wilton Recycling LLC, presents a challenge because people think it’s a town property, but it’s not, she said. It is a big project where demolition expenses could rise to $500,000.

“We’re still working for a positive resolution,” Irish said. “They are seeking out DEP and the town to follow state laws on health and safety.”

In September 2012, DEP approved the asbestos cleanup at the mill site. A crew working for Ryan Byther of Downeast Construction disturbed a significant amount of asbestos and left a mess, Bucci previously said.

Demolition of the mill was halted in the summer of 2011 after DEP testing found significant amounts of asbestos. Some cleanup was done that fall, but work stopped while the owner tried to secure funding to finish the work.

After months of trying to obtain an abatement plan, DEP gave the owner one last chance to start remediation work last July before the federal Environmental Protection Agency undertook the work.

There is still some asbestos in a separate boiler room that was not disturbed, and there may be some in the roof. Removal will be monitored, he said.

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