Dover-Foxcroft voters overwhelmingly reject spending $9M to repair historic dam

Dover-Foxcroft voters overwhelmingly reject spending $9M to repair historic dam

Dover-Foxcroft residents overwhelmingly voted not to invest millions to repair the Mayo Mill Dam. Residents voted down an article that would have authorized the Select Board to borrow up to $9 million plus interest for the retention and repair of the downtown Piscataquis River structure. The article was voted down by a more than 2-to-1 margin at 659-297 in Tuesday’s referendum. With the majority of citizens voting not to pay for dam repairs, the…