Nine Midcoast Towns Land Up to $80,000 Each to Fight Storms
Rockland, Belfast and seven other towns will use the state grants for flood, energy and water projects.
Nine towns in Maine's Midcoast region will share state grants to prepare for storms and flooding and to cut energy costs through efficiency upgrades, according to the Bangor Daily News. The awards, ranging from $70,685 to $80,000 apiece, come from the state's Community Resilience Partnership, created in 2021 under Governor Janet Mills as part of Maine's climate action plan.
Rockland's $79,850 award will fund resilience design work at Snow Marine Park and Rockland Harbor Trail, while South Thomaston's $75,000 will expand solar power and battery storage at its library and community center. Union and Warren each secured $80,000 for village transportation planning, and Belfast's $80,000 will pay for shoreline-restoration design at Heritage Park. A stormwater assessment and composting pilot in Northport drew $70,685, harbor resilience planning in Lincolnville drew $79,962, shoreline-stabilization and communications work in Searsport drew $74,024, and wastewater-system design in North Haven drew $80,000.
Since 2021, the partnership has put nearly $25 million total toward almost 300 Maine communities; it is now run by the Maine Office of Community Affairs.
This story was first reported by Bangor Daily News.
