Camden voters approve dam removal

MIDCOAST VILLAGER • June 11, 2025

After years of study, heated debate and controversy, Camden’s townspeople spoke at the polls Tuesday, voting to allow the removal of the historic Montgomery Dam. Residents favored question seven on the town meeting warrant by a vote of 1,391 to 995. The question asked if the town would authorize the removal of the dam “to return the river to a free-flowing river…” Advocates of removing the dam support restoration projects in the river to make possible fish passage for species including alewives. Those opposed to the removal have cited the scenic beauty of the waterfall and reflecting pond created by the dam.