WISCASSET NEWSPAPER • June 19, 2024
The further the next sewer plant is from the river, the more it would cost, Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons told selectmen June 18. He said town-owned and other sites, by a voluntary sale or one through eminent domain, are all possibilities. “Every option’s on the table.” The topic came up when Simmons mentioned U.S. Sen. Angus King, I – Maine, is trying for more funds to help with the move. If the $6 million King now seeks for it from Congressionally directed spending comes through, it would bring the amount raised to $11 million of the “roughly” $36 or $37 million needed, Simmons said. “We’re making progress here ...” He added, this is a multi-agency process that will take multiple funding sources.