by Sarah Craighead Dedmon

A long bureaucratic road came to an end Wednesday, Aug. 11, when the Machias Board of Selectmen voted to accept $180,000 in federal CDBG funds on behalf of Bad Little Brewing Company. The vote followed a surprisingly lengthy public hearing where the board heard comments in support of and against accepting the grant monies, which Bad Little Brewing applied for in May following a public vote (52-18) authorizing them to do so.