BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 12, 2021
The town of Camden is developing a plan for how it could remove a 200-year-old dam that no longer serves an official purpose. But opponents who call it an iconic part of the downtown are organizing against the idea. The design and engineering plan for removal of the Montgomery Dam will be the final result of a grant the town got from the Maine Coastal Program two years ago. That will effectively kick off a longer public process around removing the dam, which would have to be authorized by voters. But the prospect has drawn growing opposition from downtown property and business owners who say the dam and the waterfall it creates is a major part of Camden’s image.