Proposed Acquisition of Scarboro Signs property in Dunstan
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Proposed Acquisition of Scarboro Signs property in Dunstan
Scarborough, Maine – December 20, 2007 - The Town has negotiated a contract to acquire the property, known as Scarboro Signs, at the intersection of Route 1 and Pine Point Road for $260,000. The Town Council authorized the Town Manager in executive session last night to proceed with the negotiations. The business was recently sold leaving the property for sale. The contract for purchase of the property will be considered for approval at the January 2 Town Council meeting.
The acquisition of this property is essential to widening and improving Pine Point Road at the Dunstan intersection to allow a separate lane for through traffic that aligns with the receiving lane on Broadturn Road. Presently a conflict exists because the through traffic and left turn lanes from Pine Point Road are combined requiring through traffic to make a jog in the intersection to enter Broadturn Road. The result is confusion for opposing motorists and numerous accidents. Approximately 20 feet of the Scarboro Signs property frontage on the Pine Point Road would be required to widen the intersection which would then leave the remaining property unusable. The property is approximately 9,000 square feet and already non-conforming partially as a result of property takings for previous improvements at the intersection.
The timing for improvements has not been established but the project will be presented in the FY 09 Capital Improvement Budget. Funding for purchase of the property will come from the Dunstan Impact Fee, a fee on new developments in the Dunstan area to fund improvements at the intersection and possible relocation of Payne Road.
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Proposed Acquisition of Scarboro Signs property in Dunstan
Scarborough, Maine – December 20, 2007 - The Town has negotiated a contract to acquire the property, known as Scarboro Signs, at the intersection of Route 1 and Pine Point Road for $260,000. The Town Council authorized the Town Manager in executive session last night to proceed with the negotiations. The business was recently sold leaving the property for sale. The contract for purchase of the property will be considered for approval at the January 2 Town Council meeting.
The acquisition of this property is essential to widening and improving Pine Point Road at the Dunstan intersection to allow a separate lane for through traffic that aligns with the receiving lane on Broadturn Road. Presently a conflict exists because the through traffic and left turn lanes from Pine Point Road are combined requiring through traffic to make a jog in the intersection to enter Broadturn Road. The result is confusion for opposing motorists and numerous accidents. Approximately 20 feet of the Scarboro Signs property frontage on the Pine Point Road would be required to widen the intersection which would then leave the remaining property unusable. The property is approximately 9,000 square feet and already non-conforming partially as a result of property takings for previous improvements at the intersection.
The timing for improvements has not been established but the project will be presented in the FY 09 Capital Improvement Budget. Funding for purchase of the property will come from the Dunstan Impact Fee, a fee on new developments in the Dunstan area to fund improvements at the intersection and possible relocation of Payne Road.
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I grew up in the Dunstan area and I can't believe what my family is telling me about the development that has taken place in the 10 years since I left. I can't believe "Scarboro Signs" is gone and is going to be torn down. (I imagine the Dairy Corner is already long gone?) It makes me sick to my stomach to see and hear how the town has been destroyed and turned into another crowded big-box suburbia, right on a fragile salt marsh at that. I remember when Scarborough residents fought against a nuclear power plant and Ruotolo's development plans on the Broadturn Road. No more stomach for resistance I guess. Next you'll be tearing down historic sites and cemeteries and the monument next to the gas station in order to build a "West Scarborough Wal-Mart" or some other such nonsense.
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