DOVER-FOXCROFT Last month the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board voted to accept a recommendation from
the Mayo Mill Dam steering committee that removing the dam and connecting facilities and building a riverfront park is in the town’s best interests moving forward.
Reducing flooding dangers, improving the area’s ecology, including fish passage, and the availability of funding for dam removal were among the main reasons for the committee’s conclusion.
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DOVER-FOXCROFT As a way to supplement an increased emergency call volume and staffing challenges currently being experienced by Northern Light Mayo Emergency Medical Services, the town of Dover-Foxcroft is proposing the creation of a municipal EMS department to supplement that of the hospital. The proposal is part of the initial 2024-25 municipal budget presented to the select board during a meeting on Monday, Feb.
DOVER-FOXCROFT The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council currently has a request for proposals out to develop a hotel in Dover-Foxcroft. The council has identified two potential sites for development the market prices for the parcels are to be determined between the buyer and seller with one being an undeveloped lot on West Main Street behind Community Health & Counseling Services and Penquis Rental and the other being any available lot within the Pine Crest Business Park off Route 7.
DOVER-FOXCROFT Under the auspices of a steering committee, a partners team is working to consider the various possibilities and everything tying into the Mayo Mill Dam downtown on the Piscataquis River. such as an assessment of the physical condition of the structure and property, an inventory, and being in compliance with all regulations to be included in a community-based feasibility study to help determine the long-term future of the dam.