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2005

Restoration of rail service into county proposed

An effort at restoring the Calais Branch Line for freight and excursion rail service into Washington County was the subject of a talk at the Washington County meeting of the Maine Better Transportation Association (MBTA) on June 16 at the Eastport Chowder House.

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

Compromise urchin bill would add 10 more days to season

A legislative compromise on the setting of the sea urchin season has been reached that would increase by 10 the number of days fishermen in this area could harvest urchins next year.