Lobster festival officials upset Rockland council won’t waive fees for city property use

Stephen Betts

Alice Knight, who has volunteered at the Maine Lobster Festival for 45 years, urged Rockland City Councilors Monday night to waive the fee for use of city property. Buy Photo

ROCKLAND, Maine — Maine Lobster Festival officials expressed dismay Monday night after the City Council decided it would no longer waive the fees for the organization to use city property.

The council voted 4-1 against a proposal to waive $14,250 in fees for use of waterfront property that has been the home of the city’s premier summer festival for 66 years.
The vote came after festival officials pleaded with the council to continue to waive the fees as it has always done. The 67th annual Maine Lobster Festival is scheduled for July 30 through Aug. 3. Continue reading.