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Natural gas plan sparks opposition at Rockland forum
By Stephen Betts | Feb 23, 2021
Photo by: Stephen Betts More than 100 people turned out for a virtual meeting of the Rockland City Council concerning a proposal to extend a natural gas pipeline to the Midcoast.
Rockland A proposal to extend a natural gas pipeline to the Midcoast was met with a huge online turnout Feb. 23 with the overwhelming sentiment in opposition to the project.
More than 100 people logged on to the Feb. 23 meeting, where Summit Natural Gas made a presentation on its proposal. This was the largest turnout for a Rockland City Council online meeting since it began meeting that way in March 2020.
Sarah Thompson
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
ROCKLAND – One burden has been lessened for the fledgling Rockland Historic Preservation Commission as it continues its work to identify local landmarks within the Downtown District and Tillson Avenue area overlay zone.
The measure granted to the commission came with hesitancy by some city officials, who recalled the origin of the request, as well as questioned the measure’s future effectiveness.
Monday, Jan. 11, City Council voted 4 – 1 (Louise MacLellan-Ruf dissenting) to enact a 180-day moratorium on any building demolition within that Downtown area.
“[The intent is] simply to give the historic preservation commission a bit of a runway to start this process,” said Councilor Ben Dorr.