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AI data center, airport hangars top lively city council meeting

The May 13 meeting of the Eastport City Council was a lively and sometimes contentious affair, with a capacity crowd and an agenda featuring a couple of controversial topics – the proposed underwater AI data center and the eviction notices sent to airport hangar owners.

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Hangar owners' eviction notices stir dustup at Eastport airport

A lack of communication appears to have caused a dustup at the Eastport Municipal Airport, as the owners of airplane hangars were told by the city that, because their leases had expired or they had not paid their lease fees, they had to remove their hangars within 30 or 60 days.

Costs and benefits of conserved land debated

With municipal budgets, particularly in coastal areas of Washington County, facing increasing strain, some residents and local officials are looking at how to add new revenue. Among the targets that often come up, along with the state's school subsidies, are conservation organizations ...

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