Come one, come all to the groundbreaking of possibly the most expensive project in our small town’s history. Why haven’t the updated details been shared with citizens? The mystery may lie in how large the project has become. The latest numbers say over 18 million but one thing is for sure…it’s going to cost taxpayers somewhere around $5 million or more in interest alone.

Sadly, the New Public Works Building has apparently doubled in size since the feasibility study and the citizens of Orono were charged nearly $100k to fill in a wetland to accommodate it. What’s going on? Stop by the ribbon cutting to see and/or write to you City Council member to ask why and how this came to be.