otis mill in jay-chisolm gone

[thecfarm]

The Otis paper mill is gone now. It was located in Jay-Chisolm. This was a paper mill built back in the early 1900's. My grandfather worked there. It was an old brick building.
This happened a couple days ago.
There is a metal scrap yard that owns it now.
No idea what will happen now, besides it being filled with metal.
The brick smokestack was knocked down last year.

otis mill

[SwampDonkey]

Probably another victim of private equity slash and burn.

[woodroe]

Antiquated mill, one of the oldest anywhere.
Was in and out of there with an alignment contractor quite a bit between
15 and 20 yrs ago. Small narrow machines running on a prayer mostly.
Rotted steel machine frames was a common repair . Been shut down since 2009.


https://bnnbreaking.com/history/end-of-an-era-historic-otis-mill-tower-in-jay-maine-demolished-for-redevelopment

[woodroe]

Meanwhile, up river a few miles in Jay the shut down IP paper mill will be
coming back to life as an OSB facility and set to begin production within a couple years . 
Construction jobs and 125 new employees should bring a little life back to a struggling community. 
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/03/08/central-maine/central-maine-business/plywood-manufacturing-androscoggin-mill-maine/

[Resonator]

That old paper mill sounds like what they did here with the old Brokaw mill. A scrap metal recycling company bought the property, and set up their permanent business location on the site. Which makes sense when a huge demolition project can take years to complete. Many years later they are still there buying junk cars and other metals, and show no signs of leaving.

[thecfarm]

Yes, that is really what is going on, Clarks. The closet one is about 45 minutes away. This company has one in Hallowell that I know of.
There are piles of metal from the old mill. I would think it would take them a while, summer, to haul that all off.