KINGFIELD – The Planning Board sent a letter to the Board of Selectman on Monday evening suggesting that the town hire an attorney to “look into what rights the town has to approve or disprove a Poland Spring proposal” to build a water bottling plant in town.
The letter comes after a group of Kingfield residents met with the selectmen Sept. 6 to ask the town to form an independent committee of residents to oversee fact-finding and other efforts associated with the company’s possible move into town.
According to Planning Board Chairman David Guernsey, the board questions whether residents have a role in deciding on any permit for Poland Spring. Guernsey stated he is not certain if there is “any … municipal right” for townspeople to vote on the issue.
Guernsey said that the bottling company has not yet alerted the town Planning Board of any impending applications or decisions regarding a possible plant.
Poland Spring representatives plan to address Kingfield residents at a meeting from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in Webster Hall. The meeting has been characterized as a question-and-answer session. The company plans to serve lunch.
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