PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 22, 2022
Over the five years ending December 2021, the town of Scarborough grew by almost 1,600 housing units, an increase of almost 20 percent. Crossroads Holdings, the developer of the Downs, is asking for an exemption from the town’s growth management ordinance to build another 650 multiunit dwellings in its planned Town Center to “activate” the retail and public component of this Town Center. The growth management ordinance requires the developer to show a “public benefit.” But most Scarborough residents will experience no public benefit from this project. It is damaging to the quality of life here and ruining what we love about our town. ~ Susan Hamill, Scarborough