February 1, 2008
Poland Spring loses appeal
Poland Spring has failed in its latest attempt to force the town of Fryeburg to grant a permit for a water trucking facility there.
Nestlé Waters North America, owner of Poland Spring, first applied in 2005 for a permit to build a facility on Route 302 that would fill a maximum of 50 trucks each day with water from a Denmark aquifer, according to the Sun Journal in Lewiston. But a lengthy battle ensued that resulted in a Superior Court justice returning the matter to the planning board.
The planning board denied the permit last November, saying the facility would increase traffic, pollution and noise in a rural part of Fryeburg.
Nestlé's appeal to the town's Board of Appeals was denied Monday in a 3-1 vote that said the planning board was not in error when it decided the facility did not constitute "low-impact use." Mark Dubois, natural resource manager for Nestle, told the Sun Journal he expects Nestlé will appeal in Superior Court "within the next few weeks."
Nestlé Waters North America, owner of Poland Spring, first applied in 2005 for a permit to build a facility on Route 302 that would fill a maximum of 50 trucks each day with water from a Denmark aquifer, according to the Sun Journal in Lewiston. But a lengthy battle ensued that resulted in a Superior Court justice returning the matter to the planning board.
The planning board denied the permit last November, saying the facility would increase traffic, pollution and noise in a rural part of Fryeburg.
Nestlé's appeal to the town's Board of Appeals was denied Monday in a 3-1 vote that said the planning board was not in error when it decided the facility did not constitute "low-impact use." Mark Dubois, natural resource manager for Nestle, told the Sun Journal he expects Nestlé will appeal in Superior Court "within the next few weeks."
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