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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE OUR KATAHDIN BROWNFIELDS CLEANUPS OF THE TANK FARM, RAIL CORRIDOR BUILDINGS, AND FORMER WWTP LAGOONS FORMER GNP MILL, MILLINOCKET, MAINE AND TOWN OF MILLINOCKET BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT GRANT PROGRAM STATUS Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 6:00 PM Millinocket Elks Lodge, 213 Aroostook Avenue, Millinocket, Maine Our Katahdin and the Town of Millinocket will hold a public meeting to discuss two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-funded Brownfields Cleanup Projects currently being conducted at the former Great Northern Paper Mill Site in Millinocket (Our Katahdin projects) and provide a status on the Town’s Brownfields Assessment Program. The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 6:00 PM at the Millinocket Elks Lodge located at 213 Aroostook Avenue in Millinocket. During this public meeting, project representatives will discuss the proposed cleanup plans and funding mechanisms for the site. The first project is the Brownfields Cleanup of the Tank Farm and Rail Corridor Buildings (west side of Millinocket Stream); this project includes asbestos abatement, removal of universal and hazardous waste, decommissioning and demolition of bulk oil storage tanks, removal of oil piping and infrastructure, and building demolition. The second project is the Brownfield Cleanup and Consolidation of the Former Wastewater Treatment Plant Lagoons (east side of Millinocket Stream); this project includes the dewatering, consolidation, management and final placement of lagoon sediments, as well as demolition of lagoon infrastructure. The third project is the Town of Millinocket’s Brownfields Assessment Grant Program. An Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) has been prepared for the two cleanup projects. Our Katahdin is currently receiving public comments on these documents, and the public comment period will run 30 days, starting on Thursday, July 25 and ending on Monday, August 26, 2024. The information repository for these projects (ABCAs, prior environmental assessments, and other environmental information) can be viewed on the Our Katahdin website or at the Our Katahdin Office located at 245 Aroostook Avenue during regular business hours. For more information, contact Mr. Steve Sanders, Director of Mill Site Redevelopment, Our Katahdin (steve (at) onekatahdin.com) or Jaime Madore or Nick Sabatine of Sevee & Maher Engineers (207-829-5016, jaime.madore (at) smemaine.com, nick.sabatine (at) smemaine.com). During the same meeting, project representatives from the Town of Millinocket and their Qualified Environmental Professional will provide a status on the Town’s U.S. EPA Brownfields Community-wide Assessment Grant Program.