internet access, benefiting businesses, remote workers, students, and telehealth users. TRANSFORMING THE MASON STATION & OLD FERRY ROAD PROPERTIES The Town of Wiscasset was one of six communities chosen by the Governor’s Energy Office and the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development to participate in the state’s Maine Community Energy Redevelopment Program (MECERP), funded through the Governor’s Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan. The program will provide technical assistance to help revitalize former mill sites, power stations, and other facilities with available or excess electrical capacity to unlock new economic activity, create family-sustaining jobs, and reduce carbon emissions. The Town has focused their work on two primary sites – Birch Point “Mason Station” and “Old Ferry Road Property.” One of Wiscasset’s most ambitious projects is the redevelopment of Mason Station, a waterfront property that once housed a coal-fired power plant. Developers are discussing plans for: • A marina, enhancing tourism and recreation. • Battery storage facilities, supporting renewable energy initiatives. • A hotel, attracting visitors and strengthening the local economy. • New housing, addressing the town’s residential needs. The Town is exploring the potential for a mixed-use development with housing, light-industry, energy, commercial uses on a town-owned 300-acre parcel near the airport called the Old Ferry Road Property. 8 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 03
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