Demolition of Forster Mill has been completed. Once final sign-off from Maine Department of Environmental Protection and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issued, town officials will consider future use of the site.
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Demolition continues at Wilton’s Forster Mill
A second summer of demolition work is underway at the Forster Mill on Depot Street in Wilton.
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Equipment vandalized in Wilton, Chesterville
Police are investigating vandalism to an excavator at the Forster mill in Wilton and damage to a town loader in Chesterville this week. On Monday morning workers at the mill demolition site discovered pink paint sprayed on an excavator. Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said Tuesday that the vandalism occurred during the overnight hours. Footprints showed those involved […]
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Forster Mill demo begins Tuesday in Wilton
WILTON – The Forster Mill demolition in Wilton is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Town Manager Rhonda Irish said more than 400 windows have been removed in preparation for the demolition — due to the asbestos in the windows’ caulking. Acquired by the town in 2015, the mill has manufactured automotive upholstery, wood […]
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Wilton selectperson resigns, more asbestos found at Forster mill site
The former Forster mill site in Wilton. (File photo) WILTON — Citing personal reasons, Selectperson Ruth Cushman submitted her resignation Tuesday from the Board of Selectpersons. “But I’m only a phone call away if I can help,” Cushman said. She plans to continue serving until June, when a successor can be voted in to finish […]
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Deadlines loom on Forster mill abatement work
WILTON — Asbestos abatement work at the former Forster mill on Depot Street is expected to resume by next week, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told selectpersons Tuesday. EnviroVantage began the abatement work on Dec. 19 and worked that week. They planned to break over the holidays and resume the first week of January, David Massaro, […]
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Public input needed on Forster Mill plan
WILTON — A 30-day comment period on the Forster Mill plan ends when the town office closes at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18. Public comment — good or bad — is needed as part of the $200,000 federal Brownsfields Grant the town received from the Environmental Protection Agency. The 30-day period began with a public […]
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Meeting set on Forster Mill site plan
WILTON — Plans for abatement and demolition work at the Forster Mill site on Depot Street will be discussed during a community meeting Tuesday. The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. July 18 at the Town Office and will precede the regular meeting of selectpersons. Members of Ransom Consulting Engineers, the environmental consultants for […]
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Board tables license renewal for Wilton Lake Country Club
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons voted unanimously Tuesday to table a request to renew liquor licenses for Wilton Golf Holdings LLC, doing business as Wilson Lake Country Club. The reason is because $21,000 in real estate and personal property taxes have not been paid. The nine-hole course has operated at 320 Weld Road since […]
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Wilton voters to decide on money for Forster mill site work
WILTON — Voters will gather Tuesday for a special town meeting to consider appropriating $300,000 for hazardous abatement and/or demolition at the Forster Mill property. During the meeting, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office, voters will also decide whether to approve requests for the town to apply for and administer […]