MRC lays out tentative timeline for reopening trash plant under new ownership

ELLSWORTH — The Municipal Review Committee (MRC) hopes to have a buyer in place for the Coastal Resources of Maine plant in Hampden by “mid-October to the first of November,” said MRC Executive Director Mike Carroll at a virtual town hall meeting on Aug. 19, and at least have a “start towards the reopening.”

Board members for the committee, which represents 115 member towns, said on Wednesday morning that detailed questionnaires had been sent to seven prospective investors. The questionnaires are due to be returned by Aug. 28, although some could come in as early as this week.