Big Moose Mountain

The ski area's current owner is fighting a state lawsuit, and prospective developers say they no longer have a clear path for acquiring the site to begin construction.

Members of the Land Use Planning Commission ultimately agreed to give the developers the permits they need to begin rebuilding the ski resort on Big Moose Mountain near Greenville.

Many residents in Greenville have pinned their hopes on redevelopment of a local ski area as a way to jumpstart the long stagnant economy. But opinions diverge over a proposal to build new homes and expand the marina.

Plans to redevelop a ski area outside Greenville have become the latest flash point in a longstanding debate between those who want to protect the region's character and others who want to see it change and grow.

Even if it does secure permits for the land, the developer says there's a waiting list for the steel and wire needed to build a new ski lift.

Building plans call for a new hotel, ski and surface lifts, brew pub and other infrastructure upgrades on Big Moose Mountain.

The Finance Authority of Maine has approved up to $135 million in bonds to construct a ski resort and conference center overlooking Moosehead Lake.

After a four-year legal battle, the owner of the Big Moose Mountain ski resort in Greenville is being ordered to restore the operation once owned by the…