WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons unanimously agreed Tuesday to hold a special town meeting June 27 on two Community Development Block Grant applications. During the 6:30 p.m. meeting at the Town Office, voters will also consider appropriating up to $300,000 “for hazardous abatement and/or demolition of a portion of the town-owned Forster Mill property,” […]
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Abatement work starting at Forster Mill site
WILTON — Asbestos abatement work in the boiler room and hazardous liquid removal from the Forster Mill site on Depot Street will begin May 1, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told selectpersons Tuesday. The Department of Environmental Protection has funding through the federal Environmental Protection Agency for the work. EnviroVantage, an environmental and remedial contractor based […]
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Clarification: Forster mill demolition
WILTON — A story on Page B3 of Thursday’s regional edition should have reported that options for demolishing and cleaning up the Forster Manufacturing mill are estimated to cost between $900,000 and 1.8 million, depending on the hazardous materials found and the option chosen for remediation.
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Forster mill site options and costs presented to Wilton residents
WILTON — A second environmental assessment of the Forster Manufacturing mill site and options for cleanup were presented to residents Tuesday, along with hefty cost estimates for demolition and cleanup work. Early estimates on options to remove hazardous materials, demolish the building and mitigate any chemicals found in the soil could carry a price tag […]
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Wilton Tannery, Forster Mill properties reviewed by board
WILTON — Sale of the Wilton Tannery property draws closer as the Board of Selectpersons voted Tuesday to sign a purchase and sales agreement and a quit claim deed for the property to Wilson Stream Business Park, LLC. In May, the board accepted a redevelopment proposal for the property at 833 Route 2 from brothers, […]
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Wilton receives phase 1 assessment on Forster Mill site
WILTON — An environmental assessment report on the Forster Mill property provides a rough estimate of $500,000 for the abatement and removal of remaining asbestos at the Depot Street site, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told the Board of Selectpersons Tuesday. After the town foreclosed on the property in March, they were approved for a Maine […]
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Environmental contractor chosen for Forster Mill assessment in Wilton
WILTON — Ransom Consulting Inc. of Portland has secured the contract for an environmental assessment of the Forster Mill property, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told the Board of Selectpersons on Tuesday. After foreclosing on the property, the town was approved for a Maine Department of Environmental Protection assessment and hazardous building material inventory for the […]
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Contractor owes $271K for safety violations at Wilton demolition
PORTLAND — Federal workplace safety officials have sued Scarborough-based Downeast Construction Corp., seeking to collect fines for a series of safety violations during a demolition and asbestos removal operation at the embattled Forster Mill complex in Wilton. U.S. Attorney Thomas Delahanty on Sunday filed into the court’s electronic record system the lawsuit, seeking to enforce […]
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Wilton board given update on mill properties
WILTON — The town will pursue its effort to acquire the Forster Mill property on Depot Street for back taxes, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told the Board of Selectpersons on Tuesday. A mediation session in September 2014 between the town and Wilton Recycling LLC owner Adam Mack failed filed to result in an agreement and […]
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Forster Mill demolition issue headed for mediation
WILTON — The next step to settling the Forster Mill demolition issue is mediation with the owner, Wilton Recycling LLC, in September, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told the Board of Selectmen this week. Mediation is scheduled for either Sept. 19 or 22 to settle the town’s lawsuit to have the property declared a dangerous building, […]