FRYEBURG, Maine — Two proposals— one to create a tax increment financing district and another to sell to Nestle Waters North America (Poland Spring) about 100 acres of surplus land at Eastern Slope Airport — have generated many meetings and much controversy in town, including a wide range of opinions, some of which appear below.
Residents will be able to vote on the proposed TIF and land sale on Oct. 12 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the American Legion building on Bradley Street. The third and final public hearing on the TIF will be Oct. 10 at the Fryeburg Fire Station.
kAm%96 %xu H2D 6IA=2:?65 2E 2 $6AE] a` 962C:?8 3J $9@D92?2 r@@< |F6==6C @7 E96 q6C?DE6:? $9FC {2H u:C> @7 !@CE=2?5]k^Am
kAmuCJ63FC8’D %xu 5:DEC:4E H@F=5 4@G6C da_ 24C6D @7 E96 t2DE6C? $=@A6 #68:@?2= p:CA@CE 2?5 =@@D6=J 4@?7@C>D E@ E96 x?5FDEC:2= +@?6[ >F49 @7 H9:49 CF?D 2=@?8 !@CE6C #@25] %96 %xu H@F=5 =2DE a_ J62CD]k^Am
kAm%2I C6G6?F6 7C@> 6I:DE:?8 3F:=5:?8D :? E96 %xu H@F=5 8@ E@ E96 86?6C2= 7F?5 E@ A2J 7@C >F?:4:A2= ?665D] sFC:?8 E96 E6C> @7 E96 %xu[ E96 E2I6D @? 2?J ?6H 56G6=@A>6?E H@F=5 36 Q42AEFC65Q H:E9 E96 >@?6J 8@:?8 :?E@ 2 %xu s6G6=@A>6?E !C@8C2> uF?5 H:E9 DA64:7:4 AFCA@D6D C6=2E65 E@ 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E 2?5 D9@F=5 36 DA6?E 3J E96 6?5 @7 E96 a_ J62CD] k^Am
kAmxE6>D E92E %xu >@?6J 4@F=5 8@ E@ :?4=F56 AF3=:4 D276EJ 6BF:A>6?E[ C@25D[ 3C@2532?5 2446DD[ 4@>>F?:EJ D6H6C[ 46==A9@?6 4@G6C286[ 6?G:C@?>6?E2= :>AC@G6>6?ED 2?5 E9C66\A92D6 A@H6C]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ %@H? |2?286C $92C@? y24<D@?[ :7 E96 %xu A2DD6D[ E96 G2=F6 @7 E96 %xu s:DEC:4E H@F=5 36 7C@K6? 2D @7 pAC:= `[ a_`e] k^Am
kAm%2I C6G6?F6 7C@> 56G6=@A>6?E 27E6C E92E 52E6 H@F=5 36 42AEFC65 :? E96 %xu 56G6=@A>6?E 7F?5 2?5 D96=E6C65 7C@> E96 DE2E6 2?5 4@F?EJ]k^Am
kAm|F6==6C D2:5 E96 >@DE :>A@CE2?E E9:?8 23@FE E96 %xu :D E96 E2I D9:7E 36?67:E] $96 D2:5 E9:?8D =:<6 DE2E6 DF3D:5:6D 7@C C6G6?F6 D92C:?8 2?5 DE2E6 65F42E:@? 7F?5D 2?5 4@F?EJ E2I6D 2C6 32D65 @? 2 E@H?’D E@E2= G2=F6]k^Am
kAm“%96 E96@CJ :D[ 2D 2 E@H? 86ED >@C6 2DD6DD65 G2=F6[ J@F 92G6 2 36EE6C 23:=:EJ E@ A2J 7@C E9:?8D @? J@FC @H?[” D2:5 |F6==6C] “pD J@F 8C@H[ E9@D6 DF3D:5:6D 8@ 5@H? 2?5 J@FC @3=:82E:@?D 8@ FA]”k^Am
kAmx? 2 %xu s:DEC:4E[ E96 “42AEFC65 2DD6DD65 G2=F6” :D “:?G:D:3=6” H96? :E 4@>6D E@ E96 DE2E6 2?5 4@F?EJ] k^Am
kAm“tG6CJ E:>6 2 ?6H 3F:=5:?8 86ED 3F:=E :? uCJ63FC8 2?5 E96C6’D ?6H E2I C6G6?F6 E92E 4@>6D :?[ J@F 5@?’E 24EF2==J 86E E92E H9@=6 5@==2C[” D2:5 |F6==6C] “*@F 24EF2==J =@D6 e_ 46?ED]k^Am
kAm“(:E9 2 %xu[ uCJ63FC8 H@F=5 86E E96 6?E:C6 S`[ 3FE E96 42E49 :D E92E H96? J@F AC@5F46 %xu C6G6?F6D[ :?DE625 @7 86?6C2= 7F?5 C6G6?F6D[ J@F 2C6 =:>:E65 :? H92E J@F 42? 5@ H:E9 E9@D6 C6G6?F6D[” D2:5 |F6==6C]k^Am
kAm%96 E@H? 2=D@ H2?ED A6C>:DD:@? 7C@> E96 G@E6CD E@ D6== 23@FE `__ 24C6D @7 DFCA=FD =2?5 E@ }6DE=6 7@C 2 AC@A@D65 !@=2?5 $AC:?8 3@EE=65 H2E6C A=2?E] %96 u656C2= pG:2E:@? p5>:?:DEC2E:@? H@F=5 92G6 E@ ~z E96 D2=6] k^Am
kAm!C@4665D 7C@> E96 D2=6 H@F=5 8@ 324< E@ E96 2:CA@CE] k^Am
kAmq6=@H :D 2 G2C:6EJ @7 @A:?:@?D 7C@> C6D:56?ED[ >@DE=J >256 5FC:?8 C646?E AF3=:4 962C:?8D[ C682C5:?8 E96 %xu 2?5 =2?5 D2=6]k^Am
kAm“V(92E 5@ H6 5@ E@ AC@E64E @FC 4FCC6?E G2=F2E:@?nV u@C>:?8 2 %xu 5:DEC:4E :D @?6 H2J E@ AC@E64E E92E ]]] %6I2D[ !F6CE@ #:4@[ E96 ':C8:? xD=2?5D[ E96J 2C6 6DE:>2E:?8 @G6C 2 >:==:@? 3@EE=6D @7 H2E6C H:== 36 ?66565 3642FD6 A6@A=6’D DFAA=:6D 2C6 4@?E2>:?2E65 W5F6 E@ 9FCC:42?6DX] xE 92D E@ 36 92CG6DE65 7C@> E@H?D E92E 92G6 6I46DD H2E6C[ 2?5 H6 92G6 6I46DD H2E6C]” — $6=64E>2? z:>36C=J r=2C<6k^Am
kAm“(6 ?665 ;@3D :? uCJ63FC8] (6 92G6 D66? A=2?ED 4=@D6 =67E 2?5 C:89E :? E96 =2DE a_ J62CD] (6 92G6 =@DE 9F?5C65D 2?5 9F?5C65D @7 ;@3D] !6@A=6 ?665 E@ H@C< D@>6A=246[ 2?5 E96J ?665 5646?E ;@3D]Q — #6D:56?E s2G:5 w2DE:?8Dk^Am
kAm“xE D@F?5D =:<6 4@CA@C2E6 H6=72C6]Q — #6D:56?E yFDE:? {:AD@?k^Am
kAmQ(92E H6 2C6 E2=<:?8 23@FE :D 4C62E:?8 2 5:DEC:4E H9:49 H:== AC@G:56 2 =2C86 DF3D:5J E@ 2 G6CJ =2C86[ G6CJ H62=E9J E@E2==J 23=6 E@ A2J E96:C @H? H2J 4@?8=@>6C2E6 ]]] (92E :D 4@?EC@G6CD:2= :D E96 ?6E 67764E @7 %xuD @? E96 E@H? — :E C65F46D E96 2>@F?E @7 >@?6J 8@:?8 :?E@ E96 D49@@= DJDE6>]” — #6D:56?E (2CC6? #:492C5D@?k^Am
kAm“*@F H2?E E@ 86E K6C@ 7@C 2 ECF4< 962565 5@H? #@FE6 d[ @C 5@ J@F H2?E E@ 86E D@>6E9:?8 J6E E@ 36 56E6C>:?65[ ;@3D 2?5 6G6CJE9:?8 E92E 8@6D H:E9 E9@D6 8@@5 ;@3Dn (6 92G6 2 =@E E@ 36?67:E 7C@> E9:D 4@>A2?J W!@=2?5 $AC:?8X] x’> AC@F5 E@ E9:?< @FC H2E6C :D 8@:?8 @FE 2== @G6C E96 4@F?ECJ 2?5 :E 92D uCJ63FC8 @? E96 E23=6] ]]] x7 WE96 %xuX 6?5D FA 3C:?8:?8 EH@ 3FD:?6DD6D[ E92E’D EH@ >@C6 E92? H6 92G6 E@52J]” — $6=64E>2? #:4< t2DE>2?k^Am
kAm“|C] t2DE>2? x E9:?< J@F 2C6 2 >2CG6=@FD 5F56]Q — #6D:56?E s6?:D6 qFC<6 E@ $6=64E>2? #:4< t2DE>2?k^Am
kAm“x7 H6 H6C6 E2=<:?8 23@FE 3F:=5:?8 2 4FE6 >@G:6 E962E6C 2?5 2 AF3[ A6@A=6 H@F=5 36 @G6C;@J65[ 3FE H6 2C6 ?@E] (6 2C6 E2=<:?8 23@FE C6:8?:E:?8 E96 5:CEJ 5:D8FDE:?8 C2:=C@25 2?5 3F:=5:?8 2 A=2DE:4 3@EE=:?8 A=2?E]” — #6D:56?E {:?5D2J {682C6k^Am
kAm“%96 %xu :D 2 E@@= E92E 8:G6D @FC 64@?@>:4 4@>>:EE66[ @FC D6=64EA6@A=6[ @FC E@H? >2?286C 2 E@@= E@ FD6 E@ 6?E:46 3FD:?6DD6D E@ 4@>6 :?]Q — #6D:56?E %@> z:?8D3FCJ[k^Am
kAm“x H@F=5 DF886DE :7 H6 2C6 8@:?8 E@ 2D< E96 4@>>F?:EJ E@ 28C66 E@ 2 %xu K@?6 E92E H6 A@DEA@?6 2?J 564:D:@?\>2<:?8 F?E:= H6 86E E96 C6DF=ED 324< 7C@> @FC 6IA2?565 2BF:76C DEF5J] (6 2C6 EH@ J62CD @G6C5F6 :? =@@<:?8 2E E96 52E2 … x E9:?< :E’D C62==J :CC6DA@?D:3=6 E@ >2<6 2 564:D:@? @? E9:D %xu K@?6 F?E:= H6 92G6 E92E :?7@C>2E:@?] xE’D ?@ D64C6E x E9:?< @7 E96 H2E6C 7:CDE]” — uCJ63FC8 (2E6C s:DEC:4E %CFDE66 }:4<:6 $6<6C2k^Am
kAm“%9:D 52E2 92D ?@E 366? C6\6G2=F2E65 @C E6DE65 2?5 C642=:3C2E65 7@C E96 =2DE `a J62CD 56DA:E6 E96 @C:8:?2= DEF5J C64@>>6?52E:@?D] %96 D4:6?46 ?665D E@ AC@4665 2?J 56G6=@A>6?E @? E@A @7 (2C5D qC@@< pBF:76C[ :? @FC >:?5]” — uCJ63FC8 (2E6C s:DEC:4E %CFDE66D r92:C vC68 wF2?8\s2=6k^Am
kAm“*@F 2C6 :?7=F6?4:?8 2 G@E6 H:E9@FE 36:?8 23=6 E@ D2J J@F 92G6 E96 2FE9@C:EJ 7C@> J@FC 4@?DE:EF6?4J E@ >2<6 E9:D <:?5 @7 DE2E6>6?E]Q — uCJ63FC8 $6=64E>6?VD r92:C y2?:46 rC2H7@C5 E@ uCJ63FC8 (2E6C s:DEC:4E %CFDE66Dk^Am
kAmQx 42?VE D66 H9J 2?J@?6 H9@ =:G6D 96C6 2?5 5C:?<D E96 H2E6C H@F=5 H2?E J@F ?@E E@ C6AC6D6?E @FC :?E6C6DED H:E9 C682C5D E@ @FC H2E6C]]] (6 D9@F=5 36 2AAC64:2E:G6 E96C6 2C6 A6@A=6 H9@ 8:G6 E96:C E:>6 E@ ECJ:?8 E@ AC@E64E @FC G6CJ H@?56C7F= C6D@FC46]Q — #6D:56?E }@C2 $49H2CK @? uCJ63FC8 (2E6C s:DEC:4E %CFDE66Dk^Am
kAmQx E9:?< >2J36 H6 D9@F=5 ECJ 2?5 AC6D6CG6 E96 2C62 @G6C @FC 2BF:76C 2?5 ?@E 5@ :?5FDEC:2= 56G6=@A>6?E @G6C :E]Q — uCJ63FC8 (2E6C %CFDE66 }6=D {:=;6529=k^Am
kAmQ*@F E2=< 23@FE E96 H2E6C 8@:?8 @FE @7 E@H?] *@F 92G6 E@ C62=:K6 E96C6 :D 2 =@?8\E6C> 4@?EC24E H:E9 uCJ63FC8 (2E6C r@] 2?5 !@=2?5 $AC:?8 E92EVD 8@:?8 E@ =2DE E96 C6DE @7 >J =:76E:>6] ]]] %96 H2E6C :D =62G:?8] %92EVD 366? 25;F5:42E65 2D 72C 2D :E 42? E9C@F89 2== E96 4@FCED ]]] %96 3@2C5 @7 D6=64E>6? 2?5 E96 64@?@>:4 4@>>:EE66 AFE @FC 92?5 @FE H96? E96J 2??@F?465 H6 H6C6 @?6 @7 E96 E9C66 WE@H?D H96C6 2 !@=2?5 $AC:?8 3@EE=:?8 A=2?E >2J 36 =@42E65X 2?5 D2:5[ V(6 H@F=5 =:<6 J@F E@ 3F:=5 E92E A=2?E :? uCJ63FC8 3642FD6 H6 H@F=5 =:<6 E96 E2I >@?6J 2?5 E96 ;@3D]VQ — $6=64E>2? %@> z=:?6A6E6Ck^Am
kAmQuCJ63FC8 :D 2 H62=E9J E@H?] (6 92G6 2? 6IEC6>6=J 8@@5 24256>J 96C6[ H6 92G6 w2C|24 #632C U2>Aj $E66=[ H6 92G6 wF?E:?8 t?6C8J $6CG:46D] uCJ63FC8 :D AC6EEJ DA:77J] (9J D9@F=5 H6 ?@E 4@?EC:3FE6 E@ E96 H6=72C6 @7 ~I7@C5 r@F?EJ :? 86?6C2= 2?5 E96 DE2E6 @7 |2:?6 :? 86?6C2= :7 H6 92G6 E92E H62=E9 :? @FC E@H?nQ — uCJ63FC8 (2E6C s:DEC:4E %CFDE66 %@> #63>2??[ C682C5:?8 2 DFAA@D65 E2I D9:7E 36?67:Ek^Am
kAmQxE 5@6D ?@E 27764E E96 DFCC@F?5:?8 64@DJDE6>] %96C6 :D 2 >:==:@? 82==@?D @7 H2E6C E92E 8@6D :? @?6 6?5 @7 E96 2BF:76C[ 2?5 :E 8@6D @FE E96 2BF:76C 6G6CJ 52J] xE >2EE6CD ?@E 2 3:E 9@H :E 8@6D @FE @7 E96 2BF:76C] x7 :E 8@6D :? 2 ECF4<[ @C J@F E2<6 2 D9@H6C @C J@F H2E6C J@FC =2H?[ :EVD 8@:?8 @FE @7 E96 2BF:76C] (6 42? 6:E96C FD6 :E @C =@D6 :E] (6 D6E =:>:ED @? H92E 4@>>6C4:2= AF>A6CD 4@F=5 E2<6]Q — #6D:56?E s:4< zC2D<6C @? 3F=< H2E6C 6IEC24E:@?k^Am
kAm“%9:D W%xuX :D 3C2?5 ?6H E@ FD 2?5 J@F 2C6 2D<:?8 FD E@ >2<6 2 G6CJ BF:4< 564:D:@?[ :? >J @A:?:@?]Q — uCJ63FC8 (2E6C s:DEC:4E %CFDE66 $4@E |@?E8@>6CJk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.