Midcoast Maine Residents Oppose Coastal Home Depot
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/midcoast-maine-residents-oppose-coastal-home-depot/Residents of the midcoast region of Maine are petitioning the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the US Coast Guard to deny permits to a planned Home Depot store in the town of Rockland.
The 100,000-square-foot store is slated for a 24-acre site along the coast near Route 1. The project was approved by the Rockland Planning Commission in October. It still needs permits from the DEP, which is accepting public comment through February and is expected to issue a decision in March.

