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Chairman Baker warns Finch Paper pulp mill closure will devastate local economy
Summary
Chairman Baker told the Government Operations Committee that the announced closure of Finch Paper’s pulp mill, along with other local plant shutdowns, will have severe economic impacts for the county and the region.
Chairman Baker called the meeting to order at 11:04 A.M. and opened by describing recent industrial closures that he said will hit the county hard. "This is going to be absolutely devastating and he does not think there is a metric that can show the impact that this closure is going to have all the way into Maine," Baker said, referencing Finch Paper's announced pulp mill closure and other shutdowns in the region.
Baker said he also heard reports that a local trash plant and the Drum Saw Mill in Schuylerville are closing, and that the combined effect will be felt across local supply chains and employment. The comments were made as part of the meeting's opening remarks and were not the subject of a formal agenda item; no motion or formal committee action was taken on the topic.
