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Selectmen ask state whether Kennebec Lumber boiler filing is replacement or expansion
Summary
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.
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.
The board asked Tamara, a town staff member, to contact the state to clarify whether the permit filing represents a replacement or an expansion. If the state materials indicate an expansion, the board said it will consider sending a notice that a site plan review is required and decide what next steps to take if the company did not obtain required planning approvals.
No formal enforcement action or permit decision occurred at the July 22 meeting; the town is awaiting clarification from the state.
