AIM outlines plans for Bucksport mill demolition
A representative of AIM Development LLC, a subsidiary of American Iron and Metal, the Montreal-based metal recycling firm that purchased the former Verso Paper mill in Bucksport, presented demolition and redevelopment plans at a public meeting Wednesday.
The Ellsworth American reported that Jeffrey McGlin, vice president at AIM Development and manager for its Bucksport project, told the gathering that the company will be filing next week another demolition permit application with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, which had denied its first application and advised the company to hold a public hearing on its plans.
McGlin said the company hopes to begin demolition at the eastern end of the mill and is considering building a dock on that end of the site to take advantage of deep-water and freight rail capabilities there. He also said the company plans to ship scrap metal from the site rather than creating a scrap yard there.
Verso Paper closed the $60 million sale of its shuttered Bucksport mill to AIM Development in late January, roughly a month after shutting down the plant and laying off more than 500 employees.
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