Cassidy Point

[Portlander]

Highlights from today's Portland Press Herald article.

 

[Portlander]

As long as the 600' pier can be brought back up to standards and used for transporting cargo and other maritime related purposes I would have no issues with a zoning change. The PPH is reviving a perennial debate over the future of Portland Harbor as they do with any new project that doesn't fit their agenda. Find a few disgruntled longshoreman and stir the pot which I guess in fairness is what the local media is supposed to do.

 

[PWMFlyer]

We have had this debate for over 50 years. What defines a working waterfront? I would say at least 90% of the waterfront is marine related. This is not the condo craze of the 80's when Michael Liberty built Chandlers Wharf. Merrills/Sprague has not seen the activity it has seen since the 80s/90s. Paper mills are shutting down, which the big rolls were always shipped out of Portland. Searsport now does the majority of that business. One of the warehouses has been dismantled due to lack of business. The salt ship will go somewhere else, leaving no scheduled ships for the dock. This is why the longshoreman are worried... its just a changing industry that they need to adapt.

 

[mainejeff]

We have had this debate for over 50 years. What defines a working waterfront? I would say at least 90% of the waterfront is marine related. This is not the condo craze of the 80's when Michael Liberty built Chandlers Wharf. Merrills/Sprague has not seen the activity it has seen since the 80s/90s. Paper mills are shutting down, which the big rolls were always shipped out of Portland. Searsport now does the majority of that business. One of the warehouses has been dismantled due to lack of business. The salt ship will go somewhere else, leaving no scheduled ships for the dock. This is why the longshoreman are worried... its just a changing industry that they need to adapt.

And it's easier to find a boogeyman to blame than to accept reality.

 

[TC_zoid]

Renovation illustration for White Stadium in Roxbury (Boston) for women's soccer starting in 2028. 11,000 seats at $325 million! You sure you can get something similar for $50 million at Cassidy Point?