Coffee roaster under fire

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So I'm a fan. Shoot me. But this place has been in business and roasting coffee since 1999, and the folks who complained don't even live in town anymore. If we're going to be serious about mixed-use planning and conserving energy by keeping homes, businesses, and jobs within walking distances, if we're going to be serious about revitalizing downtowns, Rockland is the kind of place that can lead the way. We need downtowns that have residents and businesses and light manufacturies, where the air smells of more than gift shop incense and out-of-state money.

http://bangornews.com/news/t/midcoast.aspx?articleid=159431&zoneid=179

Coffee roastery's fines mounting over odors
By George Chappell
Monday, January 28, 2008 - Bangor Daily News

ROCKLAND, Maine — A small downtown coffee roasting business finds itself in jeopardy for having offended the olfactory senses of some of its neighbors.

Patrick Reilley and his wife, Susanne Ward, co-owners of Rock City Coffee Roasters, the business credited by some with starting the revival of the city’s downtown economy 16 years ago, are facing heavy daily fines and possible closing if the couple cannot find a way to remedy a zoning violation by Feb. 15.

The company’s South Main Street roastery, which has been roasting coffee at the site since 1999, and combination coffee shop and secondhand bookstore on Main Street employ 24 people.

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1. People who move next to something and then complain about that thing are tools.

Something similar happened here in Portland recently.
Really burnt me up.

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2. Yeah, I know the name's changed but...

It'll forever be the Second Read to me.

Whenever I'm in Rockland I make time for coffee, pastry, and quality conversation with patrons, employes and owners alike. I often find a book I've been seeking and at times am treated to a little live music.
From what I've read elsewhere, it seems the complaints originated from one person who moved next door, filed complaints and then moved away.
How well we here know that it only takes one bad apple to ruin a good thing!

I sure hope they survive this for I know of no other place like it in Maine.