Sunday, October 6, 2013

Kate’s Butter deal in peril

OLD ORCHARD BEACH – A fragile détente reached with Kate’s Homemade Butter neighbors and Old Orchard Beach officials, which seemed likely last Wednesday, now appears at risk.

While not thrilled at the prospect of having to wait several more months before Kate’s Homemade Butter is able to move out of its Arbutus Avenue facility, neighbors said last week they wouldn’t press the town to revoke the creamery’s license as long as no further commercial activity took place after Feb. 1.

Dan Patry, the founder of Kate’s Butter, went several rounds with the town’s Administrative Board last week before he seemed to capitulate and agree to give up a variance that allows him to operate a business in a residential section of town, if the Town Council would allow him to continue to operate until his new butter plant in Arundel is ready to move into.

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