Members of the Land Use Planning Commission ultimately agreed to give the developers the permits they need to begin rebuilding the ski resort on Big Moose Mountain near Greenville.
GREENVILLE With many visitors coming to Greenville to enjoy the sites downtown as well as Moosehead Lake and other nearby natural attractions, parking spaces have become harder and harder to find for tourists and locals alike.
There are no easy remedies to the lack of parking, but town officials hope to work with business owners, the Maine Department of Transportation, and others to find short- and long-term solutions.
The public will have a chance to weigh in on the proposed year-round ski resort in Piscataquis County potentially influencing the next steps of the project during a hearing on June 7.
The Maine Land Use Planning Commission voted in February to hold a public hearing after two parties, the residents group Moosehead Region Futures Committee and Greenville-area resident Karyn Ellwood, filed requests in January.
The cost of a new ski lift has shot up $1 million in just six months, said Perry Williams, developer of a proposed year-round ski resort project on Big Moose Mountain in Piscataquis County.
Rising steel prices throughout the COVID-19 pandemic are causing the increase, said Williams of Big Lake Development LLC.