BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 1, 2022
There will be a new owner of a dormant trash facility in Hampden by the end of June, whether it’s a private company or the towns and cities that use the plant. The group that represents the 115 towns and cities that used the waste plant until it closed in May 2020 is finalizing a deal that would produce a new owner this summer. Under that deal, the bondholders that financed the plant’s construction will solicit one more round of bids from prospective buyers of the $90 million facility. If no viable bids come forward, the Municipal Review Committee, the group representing the cities and towns, would become the plant’s owner.