BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 30, 2023
Caribou is one step closer to removing a former hydro plant that has delayed riverfront redevelopment for decades. The city received a Brownfields Clean-Up Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency last week. The $900,000 award will pay for the removal of asbestos, lead-based paint, petroleum products and other hazardous materials at Caribou’s former diesel power plant at 142 Lower Lyndon St. The diesel plant will be the first building within Caribou’s former hydroelectric power dam to be removed and cleaned up. If successful, city officials plan to clean up the former steam plant site once part of that operation.