Augusta councilors have rejected a proposal to show the vacant former Kmart area on Western Avenue right into a self-storage facility. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal file AUGUSTA — Metropolis councilors have rejected a controversial proposal to redevelop the vacant and run down former Kmart web site as a big self-storage enterprise. Councilors and residents stated the proposed new use wouldn’t be a great match with what they and neighbors wish to see that a part of Western Avenue develop into. Representatives of the would-be developer, Las Vegas-based Patriot Holdings, stated the plan to transform the vacant former Kmart constructing right into a self-storage constructing would comply with a nationwide development of…
