John Frary, the Farmington selectman running for the 2nd Congressional District, is proposing that an oil refinery be built at the former Loring Air Force Base.

And, he says, he's ready for a fight with environmentalists who will oppose the plan.

Quoting himself in a press release, he wrote:

"Frary did not underestimate the difficulties of the project, saying 'What businessmen don't want is to turn this into a 5 year regulatory opera. That said, won't the enviro-kooks gas up their SUVs and drive to Augusta to block the project with every shyster shenanigan they can dream up?'"

Frary, a Republican, is running against U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, for the seat. He said he plans to meet with Republican state Senators Peter Mills, Doug Smith and Roger Sherman in the next two weeks to talk about his idea for a refinery.