PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 3, 2023
The developer of former shipyard land next to Bug Light Park plans to seek a zoning change that would allow construction of four 18-story buildings overlooking Portland Harbor and Casco Bay. But at least two groups are already fighting the company’s plan to redevelop 30 acres where workers built Liberty Ships during World War II. Opponents are focused on four lots where buildings could be twice as tall as current zoning allows, and they worry that the overall project would place about 1,200 housing units near bulk petroleum storage tanks and would add to traffic congestion on Broadway.