GORHAM — Strong opposition to a Maine bill that would have upgraded the classification of a 12-mile section of the Androscoggin River resulted in the measure being tabled until next year. Among those opposing the bill were the communities of Berlin and Gorham and White Mountain Paper Company.

The Maine Environment and Natural Resources Committee last week voted unanimously to hold the bill over at least a year to allow all parties to take a detailed look at the impacts and benefits of upgrading the section of the river from Gulf Island Dam near Lewiston-Auburn, Maine to Merrymeeting Bay where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Currently classified as a Class C, the bill sought to upgrade that section to Class B.

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