BILL PEARSON Sun, 01/24/2021 - 8:00am
The Edgecomb Planning Board approved two applications Jan. 21 including one for a blasting permit. The board voted 3-0 with two abstentions to approve Maine Drilling and Blasting Co.’s request for a five-day blasting permit, starting Jan. 25. Barry Hathorne, Jack French and alternate Cory Mullins voted for approval. Rebbeca Graham and Gretchen Burleigh-Johnson abstained because they did not receive the emailed application prior to the meeting. The blasting is for Maine Drilling and Blasting’s client Reggie Bergeron’s property at 5 Emerson Lake Road.
In a letter, Maine Drilling and Blasting described the blasts as necessary for establishing a house foundation and utility poles. “It will not exceed established levels of ground vibrations and limits that could cause damage,” read the letter from pre-blast specialist Jim Thomas.