Town Urged to Keep the State’s Responsibility for Costly Cleanup ‘On the Radar’

By Paul Sylvain

In a proactive move to avoid a repeat of last year’s back-door attempt by Gov. Janet Mills to sell the 9.5-acre former Air Force housing area in Bucks Harbor, District 10 state Rep. Will Tuell (R-East Machias) met with the Machiasport selectboard on Nov. 25 to discuss putting in a bill requiring the state to clean the site up before again offering it for sale.