Calls for Brunswick Landing chief to resign after foam spill [Video]

BRUNSWICK — State and municipal leaders called Thursday for the immediate resignation of the head of Brunswick Landing for failing to disclose year-old deficiencies in an airport fire prevention system that malfunctioned and spilled more than 50,000 gallons of toxic foam in August.

State Sen. Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, singled out Kristine Logan, executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, during a news conference outside Brunswick City Hall that was called after a story in the Portland Press Herald revealed the deficient inspection history.

“The news has shaken my confidence in (the redevelopment authority’s) management and leadership,” Daughtry said. “I am concerned about their ability to manage safety in light of recent failings, and … the lack of transparency in what appears to be a cover-up, miscommunication, or non-sharing of safety standards.”

The authority is a quasi-state agency created by the Legislature to manage the redevelopment of the 3,100-acre former Navy air base. The property, called Brunswick Landing, includes …