PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 6, 2024
Scarborough voters passed by a vote of 8,902 to 5,321 a $6 million bond to replenish the town’s land acquisition fund, which is used to contribute to purchasing land for conservation, preserving wildlife habitats or recreation. It is the fifth time residents have voted on the land fund, created via a $1.5 million referendum in 2000 with nearly 75% of voters approving the bond then. It was replenished in 2003 with $2.5 million with 71.1% of voters in favor; in 2009 with $1 million and 67.6% of voters in favor; and in 2019 with $2.5 million and 57.9% of voters in favor.