Amazon is planning to build a new 159,000-square-foot distribution hub in Waterville, according to a letter sent to neighbors, first reported by the Kennebec Journal.
The online retail giant expects to apply for state permits for the facility around April 13, according to the letter from project engineer VHB.
The facility would be located on a 47-acre parcel less than a quarter mile east of Interstate 95. The land, located south of Trafton Road and east of Junction road is currently undeveloped, regularly mowed, agricultural field.
A public information meeting with representatives of VHB and Camber Development, the entity representing Amazon, will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 31, in the City Council Chambers at the Waterville City Hall Annex, 46 Front St.
Camber Development intends to apply for state permits for the facility around April 13, according to the letter.
The planned hub in Waterville is part of an aggressive expansion by Amazon into rural Maine to cover “last-mile” delivery services. The company has poured billions into warehouses in recent years, reducing its reliance on the U.S. Postal Service and competing delivery services in far-flung corners of the country.
The company is proposing to build one such facility at a former drive-in theater in Hermon that will take up about 60,000 square feet with parking and loading areas.
That follows the opening of a 12,000-square-foot facility in Caribou last year and plans for a bigger 158,000-square-foot hub in Gorham.
