State regulators to hold additional hearing for proposed mine

MAINE PUBLIC • October 3, 2023

After a push from legislators, state agencies have added an additional public hearing on a proposed mining project in northern Penobscot County. The Land Use Planning Commission has scheduled the session for Oct. 23 in Bangor, a week after three days of hearings in Millinocket. In their petition to the LUPC, legislators said the mine would have a statewide impact, and that the Millinocket location is too remote for some Mainers to attend.