Westbrook postpones vote on mall
The Westbrook City Council postponed its vote last night after hearing arguments for and against a proposed 60-acre mall that would include 1.6 million square feet of mostly retail space.
Some Westbrook residents at the meeting supported the $300 million development, called Stroudwater Place, for the jobs and tax revenue it would bring to the area. Others said it would destroy the neighborhood and vastly increase traffic, the Portland Press Herald reported. Jason Snyder, a Westbrook native who owns the land, and his partner, Arthur Emil, a New York developer and lawyer, in February proposed the development, which would surpass the Maine Mall in South Portland as the largest mall in Maine.
The council did not vote on whether to change the zoning to allow the development because one of its members was absent, but it will resume deliberations Oct. 20, the paper reported.
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