TIMES RECORD • July 15, 2020
Phippsburg voted 504-5 to authorize the town’s selectmen to renew a license agreement with the Maine Department of Parks and Recreation to allow public use of the Fort Popham Pier for the next 30 years. Officials needed to renew the license so the town can apply for a Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands grant to fund maintenance and improvements to the pier and surrounding area. The grant application requires the town to have a minimum of 25 years left on its lease, but the town’s previous license expires in 16 years, according to Amber Jones, Phippsburg town administrator.