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KENNEBUNKPORT— Conservation Commission Chairman Sterling Dow called for a cooperative effort among the planning board, the select men and the commission to develop a comprehensive plan for the development of Ken nebunkport. At Tuesdays regular meeting Dow said, “We've got to sit down together and figure out what it is we want to be and what sort of direction we want to take.”’ He also wants citizen involvement and views as to what sort of place the “port” to be. “We're beginning to be overrun and we may get to the point where we're a suburb of Boston,” he said. He feels that at the moment the commission, planning board, and selectmen are fighting a losing battle because “the pressures from developers are enormous” and these bodies can't keep up with the work load. “We're fighting — fires at the moment,” he said, in particular, Dow wants to see Kennebunkport get tougher about subdivisions. “Houses are being built in the most ridiculous places,” he said. There's no need for it because there’s plenty of suitable land in other parts of Ken nebunkport.” Professional comprehensive development plans have been commissioned in the past, but Don would like to see a plan with citizen input— one which won't be stashed away in some file drawer to collect dust. “The idea is not to stop progress, but rather to guide it,” he said. In other matters: —The commission plans to meet with the Board of ‘Directors of the Seashore Company about the proposed ‘purchase of the 11-acre Lake of the Woods tract near Walker’s point. Chairman Dow hoped that the Conservation Trust could make some progress in the purchase before the end of the year. It was reported that the Conservation Trust has thus far received $1,500 in contributions towards the purchase of the River Green on Ocean Avenue, in front of the Lord mansion. The total cost of the two-thirds acre plot is $32,500. The next meeting is ever for August 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Kennebunkport Town Off ices.
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Biddeford Saco Journal
Biddeford, Maine, US
Wed, Aug 15, 1973
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