MAINE PUBLIC • August 29, 2023
The small Down East town that had been eyed as the potential site of the world's tallest flagpole will extend a large-scale development moratorium by another six months. Columbia Falls residents initially approved a six-month pause on major commercial or high-density development back in March. Aga Dixon, the town's attorney, said that the work of drafting new ordinances and regulations to better react to big developments is about halfway complete. Town and planning board officials have been meeting almost weekly, and Dixon said she expects they will present a draft code of ordinances to voters for their consideration sometime this fall or winter. As of Tuesday afternoon, a website for the proposed "Flagpole of Freedom" park appeared to be offline.