MAINE PUBLIC • January 21, 2022
Maine's Department of Environmental Protection has rejected the initial applications for a $12 million granite quarry and processing site in Prospect that has generated local opposition. A Virginia-based company wants to build a 50-acre site and pier, where it will crush rock and load the material onto barges on the Penobscot River. But the Maine DEP said it needs more information about potential noise from the rock crushing machines, a concern Prospect residents have as well. In a letter to the engineering consultants who submitted the applications, the state also questioned why the company wants to use the Penobscot River to transport material.