Overview
- At the first Planning Board hearing, residents split between support and opposition to an Amazon delivery station proposed in Gorham.
- Developers said the roughly 150,000‑square‑foot facility on a 94‑acre town site along Route 25 would generate about 3,000 vehicle trips per day, with most heading toward Westbrook and I‑95.
- Amazon described the project as a last‑mile site that would add about 150 full‑ and part‑time jobs and speed deliveries for local customers.
- Neighbors warned about heavier traffic near homes and school bus stops, round‑the‑clock noise and lighting, pollution, and possible drops in nearby property values.
- The Town Council has given Amazon the green light and agreed to sell the land for $4 million, while the Planning Board’s permitting review continues and the citizen group Gorham United raises funds for a legal challenge.