Deal to Sell Land in Gorham to Amazon Approved by Town Council

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Jeff Bezos wants a piece of rural Gorham – but the natives aren’t buying it. Amazon got the council’s green light Tuesday to buy 94 acres along Main Street for $4 million, despite no detailed plans for the property. The residents of the Portland bedroom community are demanding answers, saying it’s unclear what Amazon will [...] The post Amazon Trying To Establish A Beachhead In Southern Maine Amid Taxpayer Revolt appeared first on The Maine Wire.

Gorham agrees to sell nearly 94 acres to Amazon for $4M

Amazon is one step closer to owning a lot of land in Maine. The Gorham Town Council approved a plan to sell 93.9 acres to the retail giant. The lot sits along Route 25. The deal is worth $4 million. Amazon hasn’t said what it plans to do with the land. There was no public comment on the sale. The town voted 5-2 in favor of the deal after debating for about half an hour. “I’m in full support of this,” Gorham Town Councilor Rob Lavoie said. “I thi…

Deal to sell land in Gorham to Amazon approved by Town Council

The Gorham Town Council has voted to allow the town manager to execute a deal that would sell a nearly 94-acre parcel of land to Amazon for $4 million.

Gorham officials give green light for Amazon to buy 94 acres of town-owned land

The sale is not final, however, and Amazon has not submitted a specific plan for what it would do with the parcel.

Gorham Town Council agrees to sell 93.9 acres of land to Amazon for $4 million

Amazon is one step closer to owning a lot of land in Maine.

Gorham will vote to sell town-owned land to Amazon

The town has a proposal to sell 94 acres off Main Street to the online retailer. Amazon would pay $4 million to purchase the land.