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Castine Selectboard discusses PFAS testing near MMA Abbott House
Summary
Town Manager Derik Goodine and an engineering firm outlined plans to drill small test bores above and below test well No. 3, near the MMA Abbott House, and said the town must secure MMA permission to access the site for PFAS sampling.
Town Manager Derik Goodine told the Castine Selectboard at its Aug. 11 work session that town staff and Sevee & Maher Engineers plan to drill small test bores above and below test well No. 3, located near the MMA Abbott House, to collect samples for PFAS testing.
Goodine outlined expectations and suggestions for the testing process and said the town will need permission from MMA to access the property where the bores would be placed. Aaron Martin, a representative of Sevee & Maher Engineers, joined the meeting by Zoom to discuss technical aspects of the proposal and to answer questions about how the bores would be sited and sampled.
The discussion focused on the immediate next steps: coordinating logistics with MMA to secure access to the site and finalizing the drilling plan for the test bores above and below the existing test well. No formal vote or funding decision for the testing was recorded in the available transcript.
The selectboard did not record a timetable or a budget in the transcript excerpts provided; Goodine described the plan as a next step contingent on receiving access permission. The work session did not show a formal motion authorizing the drilling during the portion of the transcript provided.
Acting Chair Dan Leader and Selectboard members present and participating in the session confirmed the board would continue to coordinate with town staff and the engineering firm as the access and sampling plan are finalized. The next procedural step reported in the session was to seek permission from MMA to access the land near the Abbott House.
