The Newcastle town has notified the developers of the dormant Newcastle Marine Condo project that they are in violation of town ordinances and ordered them to pay a $500 fine.
The notice, issued July 21, ordered Mattson Development of Winthrop to tear down the concrete tower, remove steel, and cap or fill the foundation.
Robert Martin, a Mattson spokesman, declined to elaborate on the letter or the situation.
“The proper venue to discuss this is with the town of Newcastle and not in the newspaper,” said Martin.
“We have sent a response to the town,” he said.
Despite Martin’s claim, Newcastle town administrator Ron Grenier said no response has been received
The letter was sent by Stan Waltz, the Newcastle code enforcement officer. He ordered the company to correct the items on the list within 10 days.
Town ordinance says that because the project has been dormant for more than 90 days, their building permit was no longer valid.
“We talked to them around Memorial Day and Martin said the project was on hold. He agreed to remove the tower and steel and secure the property so no one would be injured if they fell into the basement,” said Grenier. Nothing was removed,
He said other calls to Mattson/Martin brought promises, but no action.
“We will now bring this matter to the select board for their review, Grenier said.
