Opinion: Cold storage plan out of scale for Portland waterfront

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 6, 2020

After six years, there’s not so much as a frozen fish stick on a $7-million site the state purchased for cold storage next to Portland’s International Marine Terminal. The problem? Grand dreams have obscured more sensible options. If the Portland Planning Board approves this project, a refrigerated box spanning two acres would soon tower over Portland’s western waterfront. It would be a grand display of Port Authority prowess, but something smaller, linked to an inland facility, would be better for the environment, better for Maine’s economic growth, and better for Portland’s waterfront. Same as five years ago. ~ S. Mark McCain, Portland