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Residents Express Similar Concerns Over Town
Giving Away Shoreland Public Property As It Did in 2009.

Issues in the News - Search Google For Many Articles

Property Tax Fairness,
FEMA Flood Mapping,
Dogs on the Beach and Protection of Piping Plovers,
Dredging of the River,
Lighthouse Motel to Condotel

From 22 Condo-tel Units to Eleven to Ten to Eight,
Owners Seek Approval of a Plan Residents Supported almost a decade ago.

(note, three years after this approval the motel still operates as a commercial motel and no sales of condo units have occurred despite the change of use approved.
Construction on one unit was reportedly stopped by the Town.

Lighthouse Motel Conversion and Expansion on
3/4 Acre Site Back in News.
Planning Board to consider Site Plan on January 30, 2012

Lighthouse Goes Back to Planning Board January 30, 2012 for Major Expansion
Three-story Structure Made Possible by the Land Swap
Which Gave Motel Needed Frontage
Neighbors Concerned About "Edifice" Dominating Skyline
Proposed Pickett Fence Violates Agreement with Town
Summer Construction Likely
Office to Remain Despite Planning Board Restrictions
Site Plan Shows Planters Back on King Street, on Public Property

Beachwalk Tries to Amend Site Plan to Permit Higher Fencing and Large Trees
Planning Board Denies Both. Fence in Violation for Over a Year.

Final Task Force Plan Unveiled. Goes to Planning Board March 15th, 7:00
Public May Speak to Planning Board

Few residents attended the February 8th Meeting. Those who spoke urged charter revisions to prevent the "abuse of power" observed in the Land Exchange decision
and urged inclusion of a recall provision to dismiss Town Council members that does not require unrealistic standards for petitioning and voting.

January - February 2010
The Main Issue - Removal of the Motel's Stone Wall Structure Built on Town Property

December 16th Town Council Meeting
Citizens Ask Council to Direct Manager to Hold Off Signing
Deeds Until Legal Analysis Done Regarding Need for Zoning Board Approval

Town Manager's Task Force on the Design of the Beach Access
Tuesday Night (22nd) at Engine 4, 6:30-8:00

Tuesday, December 22 6:30 - 8:00 PM at the Engine 4
Thursday, January 7 6:30 - 8:00 PM at Engine 4
Tuesday, January 12 7:00 - 8:30 PM at Town Hall

If the public is allowed to speak, here are some talking points that may be helpful as you prepare you comments.

The Planning Board will be deliberating Final Approval of the Lighthouse Condos Parking lot.
There has been no word on whether or not the public can speak.
A strong attendance would be useful anyway although many are away.

A group of residents prepared a packet of Fact Sheets for the Planning Board Members

COUNCIL MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18

A regular Council meeting will be help this Wednesday at 7:00 at Town Hall (November 18th). New Council member Jessica Holbrook will be sworn in and a new chairperson will be elected. Please read the article in the Forecaster which is pasted below. It give you more insight into the attitudes of certain Councilors. We urge attendance, if only for a few minutes, as a sign of victory and to applaud the new Councilor and new Chairman (assuming Rancourt is given what he is due). Mike Wood was made Chair after 12 months on the Council. Carol has served 6 years and has never served. You can imagine why.

Planning Board Acts on Lighthouse Parking Lot

The Planning Board did NOT approved the site plan for the Truman's new parking lot which will be located on Depot Street. The plan calls for cars to park right down the middle of the road the Council closed and traded for their small parking strip.

Board members cited several issues: incomplete plan, the stone wall encroachment on public property, the four foot picket fence, questions about lighting, the entrance dimensions, and others.

Several residents brought information to the Board which they were clearly not aware of, such as the road reconstruction plan and the Town Manager's walkway plan. They intend to look into both to see the big picture.

By the way, Depot Street is still ours. No deeds have been exchanges yet.

Election Results

In what is being heralded as a major upset (an incumbent Councilor losing by over 400 votes) and a referendum or sorts on Pine Point, voters retired Richard Sullivan, the lone swing vote whose flip on the land swap plan resulted in closing our centuries-old public road to the beach and giving away over 6,000 square feet of shorefront land to the Lighthouse Motel. Sullivan, himself, attributed his loss to the issue, although he characterized the good people of Scarborough as "attacking" him. Farewell Mr. Sullivan. Jessica Holbrook will replace him creating the first four women majority in recent memory. Perhaps the male-dominate bloc will lose its power and the public will be given the respect it deserves.

Challengers upset incumbents in Scarborough Town Council, School Board elections; land bond OK'd

Published: Nov 03, 2009 11:20 pm - By Peggy Roberts

SCARBOROUGH — Challenger Jessica Holbrook upset incumbent Town Councilor Richard Sullivan by 416 votes Tuesday to win one of two council seats, 3,770 to 3,354.

Councilor Carol Rancourt received the most votes with 4,627 and will retain her seat for a third, three-year term. Michael Hoglund, with 2,433 votes, rounded out the unofficial results.

In the race for three Board of Education seats, challenger Robert Mitchell, with the second highest number of votes at 4,211, will return to the board, a position he held from 2000 to 2006. Incumbent Jane Wiseman edged out incumbent Annalee Rosenblatt by just 45 votes, 4,080 to 4,035 to earn a second term. The top vote getter, incumbent Jacquelyn Perry, with 4,385 votes, will add to her 20 years total board experience with another three-year term.

A local referendum question that would allow the town to borrow up to $1 million for the purchase of conservation land passed easily, 5,844 to 2,800.

Voting was brisk in Scarborough, with 9,110 of 14,671 registered voters, or 62 percent, participating.

When she heard the results, Holbrook said she was having trouble putting her thoughts into words.

"I'm really excited," she said. "It's very heart-touching how so many people really supported me. I tried to be real honest with people and tell people how I think and how I feel and that got heard a little bit. It's a great honor."

Rancourt said she was "very pleased" to be re-elected.

"I thank the voters of Scarborough for giving me one more term," she said.

Though she said she was "surprised" that not all the Town Council and Board of Education incumbents were re-elected, she said she's "kind of excited to have a young woman on the council."

"(Holbrook is) an unknown, she'll be her own person, learn a lot and be her own voice," Rancourt said.

Sullivan said he "wasn't that surprised" at the outcome because of "attacks" against him by Pine Point residents.

Sullivan was considered the swing vote in a council decision to trade town-owned land at Pine Point with a strip owned by the Lighthouse Motel. He was frequently criticized by members of the Pine Point Residents Association for his decision to change his position and vote in favor of the swap.

But Sullivan said Wednesday he didn't think the Pine Point factor was the only reason he lost. He speculated that the opportunity to elect another woman to the council might have made a difference to voters who accused the council of being divided along gender lines.

Or, "Maybe I was too conservative in my council decisions," he said. "It's really hard to say."

Sullivan said he does intend to run again and, in the meantime, will keep his eye on town spending.

"I don't want to see the budget climb," he said. "I think Jessica (Holbrook) will be very liberal and the town's in for some tax increases and I probably will be speaking at council meetings that concern the budget."

Perry said she was looking forward to serving another term on the School Board, but acknowledged the economic challenges would make it a difficult time. She said she was pleased Mitchell would be back on the board because of his "fine, financial mind" and the way he clearly explains details to both the board and to the public.

"He and I don't always agree," Perry said, "but we debate the issues and he is wonderful to work with."

Saying it will be "a lot of work," Mitchell said he was pleased to be elected to the school board.

"It's going to be a challenging time, not only this year but next year," he said. "I look forward to the challenge; I hope the board will work well with the council."

And Wiseman said she was excited to know she would be serving another three years.

"I truly enjoy serving on the board," she said. "I look forward to continuing the policy work and working with Bob (Mitchell) and Jackie (Perry). It will be an interesting three years."

Rosenblatt said she had worked hard as a school board member and worked hard to be re-elected. "I thought I did what I had to do but I came up short," she said.

She said she is unsure if she'll run again, but will continue to serve the town as chairwoman of the Charter Commission.

Peggy Roberts can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 125 or proberts@theforecaster.net.

LAWYER OUT THERE

Is there a Lawyer out there who may have in interest in pursuing this further? A suit can still be filed to stop this land swap. Maybe you know of one who may know of one.

ASSOCIATION BUSINESS

Gaston has offered to do the work to formalize the Association so we can collect dues and help fund our efforts. We had voted to do this last August. So if you would please agree to his recommended $25/year dues and send a check to Judy Shirk, P. O. Box 864, Scarborough, 04070-0864, made payable to her, she will record your dues and Gaston will begin the process. We will need to identify a President, Secretary, and Treasurer. If you are willing to assume one of those positions, please let us know.

RECALL PETITION

George has submitted the Recall petition documents. By law, five voters are needed to sign the documents so the petition can be created and signatures gathered. We will miss the election but there are other places we can gather signatures for the Council Recall petition. Please let Judy know if you would be willing to be one of the five.

TOWN MANAGER'S TASK FORCE

The "Task Force" Hall set up to create the plan for what is left of our land has met three times. Hutch and Jack attended. Hutch has left for Florida so Joan Lourie has agreed to participate. We will provide information as soon as it is available. It appears no work will be done until spring. Hall hired Terri DeWan to work with the group, the same landscape engineer who designed the plan which filled the town land at Claudia Way with beach grass and plantings to discourage public access.

E-MAIL LIST

We would like to expand our e-mail list so we can reach out to more people in the community. Please consider emailing us any of your contacts in Scarborough who you think would like to help. They can opt-out of the email letters if they want. The Association's email is

CONTRIBUTIONS TO LEGAL FUND

The group "Save Depot Street Association" is still short funds to pay their legal fees which they took on for the entire community. Please consider a donation to this group by contacting Bob Rovner at pgrmar1@aol.com

FORECASTER ARTICLE ON NEW COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON

Scarborough councilor makes unusual, public bid for leadership

Published: Nov 12, 2009 9:40 am - By Peggy Roberts

SCARBOROUGH - A town councilor last week announced her candidacy for council chairwoman, giving the public a rare peek into what is traditionally a behind-the-scenes selection process.

Beginning her third consecutive three-year term on the council after receiving the most votes in the recent council election, Vice Chairwoman Carol Rancourt stated during last week's Town Council meeting that it was her "plan to run for chair."

"I'm not pressing the flesh tonight, just stating that I will be, for the third time, trying to be chair," she said.

In a phone interview Wednesday, Rancourt said it is important to "be up front" about her intentions. And with women now in the council majority - a first for Scarborough - Rancourt said the time may be right for the first woman in more than 10 years to be elected to the leadership position.

If successful, Rancourt said she would carry on the tradition of asking councilors their preference for service on committees and make her decisions accordingly. But with only three seats on each committee, councilors don't always get their top choices.

In the past, chairmen have at times come under scrutiny for their selections to the Finance Committee. If all seven councilors express interest in that committee, Rancourt said prior experience and new ideas would weigh equally in her decisions.

"I am not out to have a revolution," she said. "What I'm out to do is to protect the best interest of the town."

But despite Rancourt's public announcement, vote-counting is going on in private. And the biggest unknown is newly elected Councilor Jessica Holbrook.

Holbrook defeated incumbent Councilor Richard Sullivan. In addition to changing the majority gender, the speculation of many councilors is Holbrook will pull it further to the left. But no one appears to be quite sure.

Though she did not indicate her intention during a phone interview this week, Holbrook said she appreciated knowing Rancourt is interested in being chairwoman.

"It's good to know somebody would want to have that position rather than shove it onto somebody," she said. "I would hope if somebody else is interested they would just kind of throw it out there."

Councilor Shawn Babine said in his six years on the council, he'd "never heard of a councilor announcing they're running or making their intention known." But he added, while unusual, he didn't see anything wrong with that.

Before last week's election, several people had asked Babine to consider the chairmanship, he said. But after the election the "dynamics changed," he said, and he asked someone else to run. Though he wouldn't name names, he did state that it was not Rancourt.

Rancourt's actions during the Pine Point land swap discussions disappointed several councilors and contributed to their hesitation in supporting her as chairwoman.

Babine said the issue is not her decision to vote against the swap, but what he called her "lack of respect" for a motion to reconsider. A councilor must have voted with the majority to move to reconsider a vote. But Rancourt was allowed to put a vote for reconsideration of the land swap on the agenda last August, and Babine made the motion on her behalf.

But Rancourt did not speak to the motion and the subsequent vote upheld the decision to carry out the swap.

"After we reconsidered it, she said nothing, which shocked me because that was her opportunity to change our minds," Babine said. "This was political gamesmanship; that's not what I want to see in a chair."

Councilor Ron Ahlquist said he would support Rancourt, even to create the impression that the council is unified behind one candidate.

"I expected Carol (Rancourt) to do the right thing and vote for Jeff (Messer) in the past and she refused to do it, so now she wants us to do it for her?," he said. "I don't think so."

Two years ago, at the start of Messer's last year on the council, Rancourt ran against him unsuccessfully.

Praising current Chairman Mike Wood for his "awesome job," Ahlquist asked why anyone would choose not to reinstate Wood as chairman. But he said he would also support Babine or, possibly, Councilor Judy Roy. His support of Roy would be a departure from what his comments in the past have indicated, but Ahlquist said this week that he thought she did an excellent job this past year.

Roy said Wednesday that she has been asked by a couple of councilors to consider running for chairwoman, but said she "kind of" supports Rancourt.

"It doesn't matter to me who's chair as long as they do a good job," she said. "I guess I do (support Rancourt) - I've got to talk to the other councilors."

Roy stressed the chairman must have the time available that the position requires. Regular meetings and communication with the town manager, projects that come up and certain scheduled events all take a lot of time and energy, she said.

Councilor Karen D'Andrea said the town is "screaming" for change and she is pleased that Rancourt is running for chairwoman and plans to support her.

"I think she would bring with her an ability to really communicate well with the citizens," D'Andrea said.

Though she doesn't always agree with Rancourt's decisions, D'Andrea said Rancourt is "honest and open."

In what he called a "nice conversation" this week, Wood said he gave Rancourt his impressions and feedback about her performance over the past year.

While he said he "wouldn't turn it down," Wood indicated he is wary of running once again for chairman after being advised it would be a tough position, since he would likely be in the minority. This past year, when seeking the position of chairman - the first chairman since Messer was termed out - Wood said he fought hard to shed the label of being Messer's proxy.

"At the end of the day, I at least was able to convince them a unanimous vote showed the council was committed to serving the public in a way that was professional and had proper decorum and proper respect for each other," he said.

Wood said he hoped the vote would be unanimous this year, but added that he does not think that will be the case.

"There is nobody on the council that I would be so opposed to seeing in the chairmanship that I wouldn't vote for them," Wood said. "It's not about an agreement as to style or philosophy. It's more in my view about the fact that we've got to conduct the town's business and there's not a lot of value for me to support someone who will not have the necessary votes."

The council will swear in new members and elect a chairman and vice chairman at its next meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m.

Peggy Roberts can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 125 or proberts@theforecaster.net.

It's Election Time!

Carol Rancourt and Richard Sullivan are both running for reelection to the Council. Carol has been described as a listener, voice of reason, and cautious and thoughtful in her approach to the Depot Street issue and many others, always encouraging more information, careful study, and more time to make the right decision. Sullivan, by contrast, will be forever remembered as the "swing" vote whose single vote in July 2009 would forever change the centuries-old history of public access to the shore in Pine Point and alter the people's views of the ocean. In July of 2009 he appeared convinced that the absurd land swap plan put forth by Town Manager Thomas Hall was not complete and that more work needed to be done. He stated he was prepared to support it but had a change of heart after listening to the people and reading the petition. Moments later, to the absolute surprise and outrage by the large crowd, he raised his hand with Babine, Wood and Ahlquist (the 3 who had already stated they would support the plan in June before any public comment and after having only received the plan 5 days before). He became the swing vote and knew it because he knew those three had already made up their mind a month before.

We need Councilors who have the courage to stand up to those who seek to control them or exert power over them. We need Councilors who will not flip flop, but will vote in a way that is consistent with their words. Councilor Sullivan voted that night to close a public road to the shore and to give away for free a valuable piece of shorefront public land. Yet here is what he had to say prior to voting to do so. Watch this video and decide for yourself if you expected him to vote in favor of the plan.

Click to Watch the Video Clip

Then consider sending your opinion to the editors of the local papers (addresses below). Let your fellow citizens know where you stand on the candidates and why. It is said we evaluate our public officials at the voting booth, so here's our chance. You can bet the political machine that has operated in this town for some time will be working hard to reelect Sullivan.

Attorney Dan Warren Writes in August 28, 2009 Scarborough Current's "Spurwink Notes"

August 19, 2009
Town Council Votes 5-2 Against Re-consideration of Closing Depot St. and Exchanging
Land with Lighthouse Motel

CENTURIES-OLD DEPOT STREET (the end of the Pine Point Rd. at right at Pine Point Beach) TO BE CLOSED AND DEEDED TO MOTEL

The Town Manager has released the agenda items and plan for the land swap on Depot Street Friday, June 12th.
THE PLAN CONFIRMS THAT ALL OF THE 50 FOOT DEPOT STREET WILL BE DEEDED TO THE MOTEL
IN EXCHANGE FOR ITS 22 FOOT PARKING STRIP
If Adopted The Public Will No Longer Be Able to Drive Down Depot Street to the Beach
THE PLAN LACKS ANY DETAILS AS TO THE DESIGN, SUCH AS WHERE THE MOTEL PARKING WILL GO
The Council will consider the plan on Wednesday, June 17th
There is no public hearing on the agenda, nor is this a first reading. The Council could vote to authorize deeds that night
Hopefully the item will be tabled and the public will be involved.

Town Manager Reveals More Specifics of Plan 2 Days After Council Meeting of June 3, 2009
Judy Shirk Meets with Manager Tom Hall; He Sketches the Plan Being Discussed Privately
To See His Sketch and Comments, Click Here

Residents and Association Address The Town Council on Land Exchange. Promote Study and Public Process

Forecaster Article June 4, 2009. The Association Regrets Ongoing Incomplete, Unfair Reporting
Click Here

Association Representatives to Address Council Concerning
Potential Land Exchange on Depot Street.

E-mail Exchanges Town Manager and Association, May 2009
Relating to Land Exchange and Wendel Road Reconstruction Plan

Association Representatives Write Town Manager & Council
Concerning Renewed Land Exchange Discussions at Depot St.
Urge Careful Study and Public Input

Association Provided with Professionally Drawn Plan of Road Improvements
Recommended to the Council and Funded for Fall Construction

Legal Agreements Between Town and Beachwalk Provided by Town Manager Hall
Three Documents Sought by Association for 2 Years
Documents Reveal Town Concessions to Avoid Potential Legal Action By Beachwalk Due to Town's Failure to Collect Performance Bond
Town Paved Private Road at Taxpayers' Expense, Provided Beachwalk with Performance Guaranty Funds

The plan was presented to the Council January 7, 2009.
The Association was not fully successful in its goals.
Please read these documents for more detailed information (read bottom to top for sequence)

The Study Committee authorized by the Town Council has been meeting regularly.
All but one have been taped. Minutes of the meetings, however, have not been posted to
the Town's website as required by the Council.

This packet of information was provided to the members of the committee.
It is a large PDF file and may take some time to load.

Click here for the Packet

Write-in Candidate could be elected with little effort. Pine Point needs representation on Council, members state.

From 9 Year Post as Rockland's Town Manager. Begins work in November. Salary set at $104,000.00.

Representatives send one official letter. Other Members send personal letter
Will present at the September 3, 2008 Council Meeting

Concerning the Appointment of Representatives to the Pine Point Study Committee
Asks for Clarification of Premature Planned Landscaping of Town Parcel at Beachwalk

Minutes of Residents Group Annual Meeting
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
New Town Parcel at the Beachwalk
34 Members in Attendance, Several Unable to Attend Sent Messages and Feedback

Residents Group Annual Meeting
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
New Town Parcel at the Beachwalk
Please bring a lawn chair
Poor Weather Location: Engine 4 Fire Station

Town Manager Will Not Put Group's Request to Present a Proposal to Council.
Council Chair Overrules, Item is on June 18, 2008 Agenda

Town Administration Submits Report to Council
Lighthouse Condos: Residents Group Responds

Resident Group representatives receive 111 page Report One Day Before April 2nd Council Meeting
Resident Group Members Read Document and Craft Responses During the next 24 hours
Town Manager Summarizes Report at Council Meeting (4/2)
5 of 6 Council Members (Wood absent) Comment after Residents Group Members Read Statements: All Regretting Outcome, Appear No Further Action Forthcoming

Residents Group members are urged to review these documents and send their comments to the mail list.
We will need to determine the next steps we wish to take, if any.

Town Administration Approves Lighthouse Motel Condo Conversion

Public Not Informed Despite 3-year Debate and Pending Ordinance -
Resident Group Member Discovers Town's Decision By Chance
Group's Representatives Request Formal Investigation by the Town Council
No Action in Past 6 Months on "Condotel Ordinance" Draft Tabled by the Town Council on September 5, 2007

What follows is e-mail correspondence concerning this latest development, and a comprehensive list of questions the
Representative of the Residents Group sent to the Town. The questions may give you a sense of what some of
the scenarios might be should this be allowed to happen.

To read the questions first
Click Here

Residents Group Reps Get Several Calls Complaining, DEP Rules Unclear, Town Responds (Below)

Leaders Meet with Hollis About his Default
Arrange Meeting with John Wiggin, President of the Homeowners Association,

Leaders Send Message to Town Manager Owens and Town Council Chairman Jess Messer

Town Council Ordinance Committee Deliberates On Motel Conversions to Condominiums

Lighthouse Hotel Owners Ask Town if Approvals are
Required for "Change of Ownership"

The Lighthouse conversion was back on the Zoning Board's agenda Wed., May 11, 2005

The Trumans withdrew their land donation scheduled for acceptance by the Town Council on April 20, 2005

	Welcome to Pine Point Beach.com
Town of Scarborough Web Site	Pine Point, Maine Information E-mail address for this mail group is Pine-Point-Beach@maine.rr.com	The Town Council & Town Manager Contacts
Volunteers maintain this website to share news and information about events and issues in Pine Point on behalf of the Residents Association. The Residents Association is an informal group of citizens who become informed of neighborhood issues and take positions on those to present to town officials.	MEMBERSHIP To Join, Email Judy Shirk at jshirk@maine.rr.com Tell Friends, Family and Neighbors	Agenda Watch- Click Here For Town Council Agendas (Scroll to bottom of page)
WebSite Space Donated. Content Provided by Citizens	The most recent postings are at the top of the page	Letters to Editors: Here Are E-mail Addresses to the Editors
		Watch Town Council Meetings Online - Fast Forward Feature Bottom of Viewing Screen

Parking Simulation A group of citizens lined up cars where the "new" motel parking lot will go to point out the loss of views that Mr. Hall's "deed restrictions" purport to preserve.	Proportion and Value This is NOT an even land swap. Study this data and images which reveal a very disproportionate exchange. The Motel will be give 1/8 acre of oceanfront land at no charge assessed at about $400,000	Scarborough Leader Full Page Ad Scarborough Leader Full Page Ad PDF Version	Scarborough Leader Full Page Ad, Several Letters to the Editor in the August 6, 2009 Issue Jeff Messer Weighs In The former Council chair and co-worker of the current Council chair offers his wisdom and a bit of misinformation and personal smears. He used to praise the Association at every chance for their "professionalism."
Deed Restrictions The Town Manager stated these restrictions will preserve public view corridors and beach access.	Land Exchange Proportion When something is "traded" or exchanged, isn't it generally of equal value? This graphic shows the unequal value to the Town of the plan, and it does NOT include the intangible yet tremendous value to the motel for redevelopment. Interesting fact: the EXCESS land given for free to the motel adds 45% to their tiny lot. good deal.	Town Manager's Plan The Town Manager's plan as designed by the Town Engineer. Requests will be made to determine who paid for all of the legal and engineering work for this plan.	Can't Park in Front of Motel? Sure they can. They just don't want to. Why do that when you have a beautiful paved road between your condotel and parking lot. Well, other businesses do it all the time. Here's the new Hospice Center at Oak Hill. Doesn't look too bad. Got approved.
Value of EXCESS Land Motel Gets An Appraisal should be done to determine the actual value of the 6,700 SF land the motel receives from the town for free. However, using the tax assessor's rate for the motel property, it is possible to determine a value that way, although it does not take into account the significant intangible value to the motel owners.	Pictures Tell a Thousand Words Anyone who views this might scratch their head when they hear this is a land exchange of equal value.	A Simple Fair Alternative Move the road southerly a bit and attach their parking to their property. Simple, fair, benefits both the motel and town. There must be a reason why such a simple plan isn't considered.	Tourist Bus Interesting Picture
Letters to the Editors Portland Press Herald	Letters to the Editor Scarborough Leader July 24, 2009	Letters to the Editor Scarborough Leader July 3, 2009	Letters to the Editor Scarborough Leader June 12, 2009 Judy Shirk Dianne McLellan
Letter to Ed Murphy - Correction The Association wrote to the reporter to clarify several items which appeared in the August 3, 2009 article about the land swap.	Citizens' Petition Signature - Typed Version Here is a list of the taxpayers and residents who signed the petition.	Talking Points Check out these arguments	Save Depot Street Association Letter to Town Council from this Association's attorney

Watch the meeting online (you can fast forward through other items on the agenda).	The Town Manager's Plan Presented	Association Comments Made to the Plan	Click Here to Read the Agenda (Read to the end)
The Turnaround Concept Plan for Discussion Presented that Evening	Land Swap ALTERNATIVE Association Proposed	Simplified Plan By Association	Click Here for an Agenda Addendum - Scroll Down for a Picture
Land Swap ALTERNATIVE Ideas & Compromise	Forecaster Article June 18, 2009	Portland Press Herald Article June 20, 2009	Scarborough Leader Article June 18, 2009