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The owner of the Orrington trash incinerator owes a contractor $26,000, according to documents filed last week with Penobscot County. Eagle Point Energy Center owes $26,000 to Copia Specialty Contractors, Inc. , a Bangor-based company, for work done in December and January, according to a lien filed April 22.
A lien establishes the right to be paid for work and was filed in the Penobscot County Registry of Deeds. EPEC Asset Manager Evan Coleman denied Monday that the facility owes $26,000, and said it has already paid Copia $20,000. The lien is a rare look at EPEC’s finances as questions swirl about the facility , which is partially owned by the town of Orrington.
The shuttered trash incinerator was scheduled to reopen early this year but will likely be inactive for at least another year after a 10-day fire tore through the facility in October. Copia just wants to get paid for the work and is ready to put this issue behind them, President W. Lee Stanley said.
The company completed the sand blasting and painting as hired, but failed to treat and clean concrete as required, Coleman said. He said Copia has also failed to provide documents EPEC needs for federal tax credits. EPEC has withheld the final $6,000 owed to Copia because the work had not been done, Coleman said.
The town of Orrington became a co-owner of the facility in spring 2024, with 25 percent ownership. Northern Farms LLC owns the remaining 75 percent, of which Coleman is the majority owner. The Bangor Daily News sued Orrington last week because it allegedly violated Maine’s Freedom of Access Act by failing to provide contracts and payment documents that could provide insight into how much taxpayer money has been spent on the facility.
The facility was dealt a blow in October when it caught fire and burned for 10 days , emitting air pollution across the midcoast and eastern Maine. More articles from the BDN.
