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Community urged to be part of Knightville planning

SOUTH PORTLAND — The city’s Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee has begun updating recommendations for Knightville, including business attraction, design standards, and historic preservation.  The project will update the neighborhood’s land use policies and recommendations for growth. It will also examine existing challenges, such as parking, and coming challenges, specifically rising sea level.  Residents and business owners […]

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Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster

Community urged to be part of Knightville planning

SOUTH PORTLAND — The city’s Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee has begun updating recommendations for Knightville, including business attraction, design standards, and historic preservation.  The project will update the neighborhood’s land use policies and recommendations for growth. It will also examine existing challenges, such as parking, and coming challenges, specifically rising sea level.  Residents and business owners […]

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Range of options, costs possible for South Portland pier project

SOUTH PORTLAND — Several redevelopment options for the Portland Street pier are possible from an engineering perspective, but funding will determine the design. Four designs were presented to stakeholders at an April 30 meeting, ranging in cost from $900,000 to $12 million to  revamp the city-owned pier. Another option, further paring down the cheapest version, […]

Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster

Harpswell pollution assessment yields 900 pounds of ocean trash

HARPSWELL — As the weather warms and Mainers look forward to eating more local seafood, Harpswell Marine Resources is finding more than just shellfish in town waters. On April 21, shellfish harvesters and conservation wardens from the Cumberland County Sherriff’s Office conducted a “pollution mitigation assessment” at Lookout Point. It yielded an even 900 pounds of […]

Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster

Harpswell pollution assessment yields 900 pounds of ocean trash

HARPSWELL — As the weather warms and Mainers look forward to eating more local seafood, Harpswell Marine Resources is finding more than just shellfish in town waters. On April 21, shellfish harvesters and conservation wardens from the Cumberland County Sherriff’s Office conducted a “pollution mitigation assessment” at Lookout Point. It yielded an even 900 pounds of […]