Recently published letters about the developer’s commercial building plans for Boothbay Harbor’s waterfront.

  • "Why can't harborside development be clean & green?"

    Letter from Joe & Jill Doyle to Boothbay Register, May 23, 2022. “In January, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) wrote a letter to Boothbay Harbor’s Board of Appeals, emphasizing that shoreland zoning standards “must be followed.” In response, BBHWP asked the Board of Appeals to simply ignore the concerns outlined in the DEP letter and urged that its development be declared legal.” READ LETTER & READER COMMENTS.

  • "In support of the East Side Park"

    Letter from Marcia Soler to Boothbay Register, May 17, 2022. “I’m saddened…” READ LETTER & READER COMMENTS.

  • "Not the smartest strategy"

    Letter from Christopher P. O’Neil to Boothbay Register, April 18, 2022. “The first step in protecting working waterfront is to make sure you’re not polluting the harbor. That’s not an unreasonable request by the town or by the DEP.” READ FULL LETTER & READER COMMENTS HERE.

  • "Where's the park?"

    Letter from John Sucynski to Boothbay Register, March 28, 2022. “It has been years now since the Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation (BHWP) organization promised donors a green space vision for the former Captain Fish Motel property.” READ FULL LETTER & READER COMMENTS HERE.

  • "Questions about Eastside Park"

    Letter from Matt Crandall to Boothbay Register, March 21, 2022. “I, for one, am not convinced that John O’Connell’s comments published 3/14/22 in this newspaper regarding the Eastside Waterfront Park’s actions are accurate.” READ FULL LETTER & READER COMMENTS HERE.

  • "Waterfront Park: Delayed but not deterred"

    Letter from John O’Connell to Boothbay Register, March 14, 2022. “East Side Waterfront Park construction has been at a standstill since August. BBHWP will soon appear before a Town Board for the 11th time to discuss Park permitting. We will now no longer be able to open the Park for the 2022 season as planned.” READ FULL LETTER & READER COMMENTS HERE.

  • "Let's make waterfront park safe and green"

    Letter from Joe & Jill Doyle to Boothbay Register, March 7, 2022. “Naturally, we assumed it would be safe and green. That’s why we donated to BHWP three years in a row.” READ FULL LETTER HERE.