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Brunswick council directs staff to seek waiver or upgrade for Public Works fuel depot amid site review
Summary
Councilors voted 6–2 to direct town staff to request a waiver for the existing fuel depot or to upgrade it if necessary, after debate over time pressure and whether to withdraw the Public Works application from the Planning Board. Councilors Anderson and Chair MacDonald opposed the directive.
The Brunswick Town Council on July 6 directed town staff to request a waiver for the existing fuel depot at the Public Works site or to upgrade the depot if necessary to reduce time pressure on the project. The motion, introduced by Councilor Ramona Thieme and seconded by Councilor James Ecker, carried 6–2; Councilor Kim Anderson and Chair Nathan MacDonald voted no.
Council discussion included whether to pursue a waiver, upgrade the depot, or withdraw the current application from the Planning Board. Assistant Town Manager Jay Astle and Town Manager Julia Henze responded to council questions during the debate. Members of the public, including Paul Whitcomb and Charmaine Daniels, addressed the item and raised site-specific concerns.
The council did not remove the Public Works request from the Planning Board at this meeting; a later agenda item addressed the Planning Board status and no motion was made. The staff direction authorizes town staff to pursue whichever option — waiver request or upgrade — best reduces the schedule pressure while retaining compliance and operational needs. Councilors signaled the matter will return if additional action is needed.
