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2005

Boat School supporters seek reconsideration of Calais move

The closure of most of the Marine Technology Center in Eastport, the movement of the boatbuilding program to Calais, and the suspension of nine degree programs at the Washington County Community College (WCCC) are creating concern about the impacts on the local community...

2005

Perry approves aviation plant on land tribe annexed from town

By a vote of 72 to 18, Perry voters at a special town meeting on June 7 approved a request by the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point to construct the Passamaquoddy Sipayik Aviation and Aerospace facility on land annexed by the tribe from the Town of Perry.

2005

Tribe approves Split Rock as new LNG site

A proposal to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at Pleasant Point is still on the front burner, but now with a change of address.

2005

Perry voters to consider tribe's aviation plans

The proposed construction of an airplane parts manufacturing and maintenance facility at Pleasant Point was the subject of an informational meeting held May 24 at the Perry Elementary School.

2005

City, school to trim budgets, but taxes continue to increase

The Eastport City Council, at a special meeting held May 23, passed a combined municipal and school budget of $5,016,812, of which $2,058,437 is to be raised from local taxation, resulting in an estimated tax rate of 33.2 mills, an increase of 0.7 of a mill, or 2.1%, over last year's tax rate.

2005

Plans for bridge in Calais proceed despite controversy

A large group of Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials met with about 75 members of the community from both sides of the U.S. and Canadian border at Washington County Community College on May 18 to update and discuss a design and schedule plan for the new $100 million Calais/St.

2005

Boat School to close, positions cut, programs moving to Calais

Facing a projected $500,000 shortfall next year, the Washington County Community College (WCCC) will be closing most of the Marine Technology Center in Eastport, cutting some staff and moving programs from Eastport to its Calais campus.