American Iron and Metal (AIM) and Bucksport Mill LLC have petitioned the state to abandon dams on Toddy Pond as well as Alamoosook and Silver Lakes. Penobscot is working in conjunction with four other towns that border any of the water bodies to assure that these dams are not simply abandoned but transfer to an entity that will maintain the dams for years to come.
All donations to assist the town of Penobscot towards any legal fees would be appreciated. Send directly to the town. Make checks out or call to pay with credit card to Town of Penobscot with a memo Dam Legal Defense and send to PO Box 4, Penobscot 04476. Or visit Go Fund Me, Facebook or Instagram to support Save Our Ponds, to donate funds towards all ponds.
Meeting September 8 - The Watershed Management Districts
Under legislation passed earlier this year, voters in the four towns abutting Toddy Pond and Alamoosook Lake will vote in November on whether to form two Districts, the Toddy Pond Watershed Management District and the Alamoosook Lake Watershed Management District, and to appropriate taxpayer funds for the Districts’ first fiscal year.
Estimated Costs of Ownership
Everyone involved recognizes that most property owners and voters want to understand what the likely costs of assuming ownership of the dams creating those water bodies will be. To assist waterfront property owners and other town voters in understanding these costs, and putting them into perspective, volunteers have prepared two “Dam Ownership Cost Estimators” — one for the Towns of Blue Hill, Penobscot, and Surry and another for Orland. (Orland is more complicated because it has properties abutting both Toddy Pond and Alamoosook Lake.)
Scan the QR codeposted here for more on cost estimates.
Articles from The Maine Monitor and LD 62 brought by Rep. Nina Milliken
Penobscot town informational meeting September 8 at 6PM
Penobscot Special Town Meeting Update on February 17 recording is here. The slide presentation is here.
Five Town Meeting Update on January 20 is here.
Five Town Meeting update on December 18 is here.