The Windham Town Council had a full agenda Tuesday evening May
22, during the regularly scheduled meeting in the Council Chambers. The budget
approval was moved up to the first item on the agenda and was completed within
an hour, after many hours of meetings and discussions. The highlight of the
evening, however, was the vote on the new mineral extraction operations
moratorium.
As a result of a steady increase in residential and
commercial development and its impact on watershed quality, due to nonpoint
source pollution, a moratorium on mineral extractions have been placed to
evaluate and re-examine the effect mineral extractions have on the watersheds.
During public comment on the moratorium the attorney
representing the quarry owner stated that he had filed a lawsuit on behalf of
his client. This announcement sparked other Windham residents to speak during
the public comment session, encouraging the Council to move forward on the
moratorium, despite the lawsuit. The Council approved the moratorium; four for
it, one against it, with one councilman absent.
For full details and the other agenda items discussed, go to
the town website at www.windhammaine.us.
The meetings are also available to view on Facebook Live as well as recorded
and broadcasted on Channel 7.
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