Selectmen ask state whether Kennebec Lumber boiler filing is replacement or expansion

Jul 22, 2024

Kennebec Lumber applied to the state for an air pollution permit to install a new boiler; town staff will ask the state whether the filing is a replacement (no local site plan review) or an expansion that would trigger a site plan review and potential town action.

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Town staff told the Board of Selectmen that Kennebec Lumber submitted an application to the state for an air pollution permit to install a new boiler. Tim Bray said it is unclear from the paperwork whether the boiler is a like‑for‑like replacement or an expansion of operations; an expansion would trigger a town site plan review.

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