BROWNVILLE – A second extension has been requested of the Brownville planning board by a California developer who plans to construct a multimillion-dollar resort in this Piscataquis County town.

Jim Dennehy of WHG Development of Palm Springs has asked the board this time for a 60-day extension.

The “slight” extension is needed to complete the conceptual plan and the hotel program which details all of the elements and amenities to be offered, Debbie White, a Bangor Realtor and Dennehy’s spokeswoman, said Friday. The extension will provide the time needed to complete the submittal to the town and state for feedback on the plan, she said.

The planning board will consider the request at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the town office, according to Brownville Town Manager Sophia Wilson.

Dennehy asked the planning board earlier this year for more time for state permitting and on-site testing in preparation for the construction of The Reserve at Norton Pond, a $500 million high-end resort for the Schoodic and Ebeemee lakes region.

His plans are to develop over a 10-year period a four-star hotel, train station, a convention center, spa facility, a conference center, golf school and golf course, clubhouse, three free-standing restaurants, and 400 time-share units on the more than 4,000 acres he owns.

Preliminary documents filed last year with the town indicate he wants to construct 200 of the time-share units and the golf course by April 2007 and the hotel, other time-share units and auxiliary buildings by the last quarter of 2008.

Since the planning board has no authority to grant an extension, the board earlier this year accepted all of Dennehy’s documentation and simply gave the project a second preliminary approval. That move gave the developer until Sept. 21 to file a final plan with the town, according to Wilson. He also must provide a final plan to the Department of Environmental Protection.

Unsure just what the planning board can do to meet the developer’s second request, Wilson said Friday that she has requested legal advice. She expects the information prior to the board meeting. She said Dennehy’s participation that evening will be done via a conference call.

The developer is still moving ahead with the project, according to White.

A wrinkle that occurred in the project earlier this year has been ironed out. The Ames Corp. of Bangor, the engineering firm retained by Dennehy, filed a lien claim against the property for lack of payment.

Dennehy said then it was just a “minor situation” that both parties were working out. The bill has since been paid and the lien has been discharged, according to Linda Smith, Piscataquis County register of deeds.