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Pp 1-8, 22 October 4 Issue.Indd PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 62 Portland, ME www.capecourier.com ECRWSS The ape An Independent Not-for-Profi t Newspaper Volume 21 Number 14 OctoberC 4, 2008 Serving Cape Elizabeth Since 1988 A soggy harvest Four vie for two seats on Town Council; fi ve vie The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust for three seats on School Board Harvest Festival and triathlon By Elizabeth Brogan for the single two-year term on the School were held Sunday, Sept. 28, despite Four candidates are competing for two Board. steady rain and the threat of a seats on the Town Council in the Nov. 4 Candidates for the Maine House of Rep- hurricane. Pie contest winners are election. The three-year terms of Anne resentatives are incumbent Cynthia Dill (D) listed on page 4. Swift-Kayatta and Cynthia Dill are expiring. and challenger Jessica Sullivan (R), both of Swift-Kayatta is seeking a fourth term, but Cape Elizabeth, for District 121, and incum- Dill is not seeking another term. New coun- bent Jane Eberle (D) and challenger Peter cil candidates Evan Livada, David Sherman Reynolds (R), both of South Portland, for and Mark Zajkowski are also vying for a seat District 123. at the table. Candidates for the Maine Senate, District On the School Board, the three-year terms 7, are Larry Bliss (D) of South Portland and of Kathy Ray, the current School Board Thomas Dunne (R) of Cape Elizabeth. chair and Linda Winker are expiring. The Election Nov. 4; absentee voting unexpired two-year term of former board ongoing member, Jack Kennealy, is also up for grabs. The election will be held Nov. 4 with vot- Kennealy resigned from the board in April. ing at Cape Elizabeth High School from 7 Ray is seeking another three-year term, a.m. to 8 p.m. competing with new board candidates Fred- Early, or “absentee,” voting has been on- eric Sturtevant and Mary Townsend for one going since Sept. 29. Absentee ballots may of the two seats available. be cast at Town Hall. No reason is needed to Winker is not seeking another three-year vote absentee. term but is competing with Piotr Stamieszkin -- see ELECTION, page 22 Photos by Elizabeth Brogan Fair season Soup-to-nuts renovation of Cape High cafeteria the work of many in Cape By Wendy Keeler Chef of the Month Everyone gets to come to the table at Every month, when a chef or guest vis- Cape Elizabeth High School’s newly reno- its the cafeteria, students get recipes, watch vated cafeteria. From their tractors, turn-of- demonstrations, and even eat one of the the century Cape farmers look down from guest’s dishes prepared by the cafeteria. frames on the walls as students heap their Farmer Penny Jordan of the Cape Farm Al- plates with Cape-grown vegetables refriger- liance will visit in October. Cape lobsterman ated in a brand-new state-of-the-art salad bar. Greg Griffi n will come in November, and In a section resembling a restaurant, kids eat owners and chefs from Flatbread, Inn by the made-to-order deli sandwiches while sitting Sea, Kettle Cove Ice Cream, Whole Foods, in cushioned seats that have attached table and more are also on the docket. tops. Large photo banners of Cape lobster- The renovation of the cafeteria and the men and farmers hang from ceilings. lunch program disproves the old adage that Students give the “caf” an A. too many cooks spoil the broth. Cape resi- Photo courtesy of the Cape Elizabeth Historical Preservation Society “I asked my friends how they liked it the dents of every age, interest, and part of town Spectators drove their buggies to the fairground, located at what is now the corner of High- fi rst day they saw it, and they said, ‘It’s so have been involved in the project: local land Avenue and Pleasant Hill Road in Scarborough, for a popular fair organized by the organic,’” CEHS senior Marisa Turesky said Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth Farmers Association in the late 1800s. Story and more on Sept. 18, at a formal grand opening of the -- see RENOVATION, page 22 pictures on page 8.. cafeteria for community members. “People really like it.” Public hearing on business zone rewrite set for Oct. 21 Baskets fi lled with healthy snacks give an earthy feel to the room, which students By Wendy Derzawiec *High quality design. Gone are the permitted uses of timber painted green this summer. Pumpkins are The Planning Board is completing its re- Cape Elizabeth has two business A dis- harvesting and the keeping of livestock, displayed on a large, marble-topped wood- write of the town’s business A zoning district tricts - one along Shore Road near the South O’Meara said. Uses proposed for addition en table made by Town Facilities Manager and will hold a public hearing on Oct. 21 on Portland border, and the other along Route are consistent with retail and offi ce space, Ernie McVane. Photographs abound: some its plan to defi ne it as a neighborhood busi- 77 between Broad Cove Road and Kettle such as a repair garage or veterinary offi ce. of beloved Cape spots such as Kettle Cove, ness zone, serving the needs of nearby resi- Cove Road. Hours limited some of CEHS sports teams from decades dents. O’Meara outlined several details of the Another major change offered in the re- ago, and more of farms, farmers, fi shermen, “The amendments you’ve proposed so far proposed amendments designed to achieve write is a limitation on hours of operation. and even a rowboat-riding pig. change the current business district’s tone the revised purpose. They include a stricter Businesses in the district may not be open ‘Much better deal’ to be more of a neighborhood business dis- defi nition of “restaurant,” a limit on when between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Sunday through But more than the lunchroom has been trict,” Town Planner Maureen O’Meara said businesses can be open in the BA district, Thursday, or between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Fri- renovated. at the board’s Sept. 16 meeting. and design standards modeled after those of day and Saturday. For $2.85, CEHS students, who paid à la “The purpose statement actually states the town center district. There is a clause, however, that would carte last year, can get salad and fruit at the this is a neighborhood business district, for ‘Restaurant’ defi ned allow operation of a business up to three salad bar, milk or orange juice, and either hot business use geared toward the needs of The amendments defi ne a “restaurant” times in a calendar year to 12:30 a.m., with lunch or a made-to-order sandwich. nearby residents, rather than a large-scale re- as not just a place where food and drink are written notifi cation made to the town’s code- “Students are getting a much better deal gional destination center,” she said. served, where the sale of alcohol accounts for enforcement offi cer. The clause was added this year, and when they fi gure that out, they Features of proposed amendments to the less than 50 percent of total sales, O’Meara to accommodate the occasional business that keep coming back,” Cape Food Services Di- text and to the maps portion of the zoning said. A restaurant in the BA district shall pro- may want to stay open for New Year’s Eve rector Sue King said. ordinance for the BA district include: vide no more than eight seats at a counter, or another special event, she said. Another fi rst: Parents can prepay their *Promotion of business vitality and no seating, service, or other organized Design standards also accompany the pro- kids’ lunches online and view all of their *Pedestrian connectivity gathering shall be allowed outside the res- posed amendments, including standards for transactions. *A mix of commercial and residential uses taurant after 9 p.m., she said. -- see PUBLIC HEARING, page 22 Page 2 • The Cape Courier • October 4, 2008 LETTERS The Cape Courier Sherman: ‘experience’ Sullivan: ‘understands Council candidates to P.O. Box 6242 and ‘extraordinary the challenges’ forgo lawn signs Cape Elizabeth Maine 04107 Telephone: 207-767-5023 community service’ I support Jessica Sullivan in her bid to We, the undersigned candidates for Town Online: www.capecourier.com Cape Elizabeth will be well served by Da- become our State Representative in District Council in Cape Elizabeth, have agreed to vid Sherman on the Town Council. Sherman 121. Clearly our state government could use not use lawn signs for the November 4 elec- OUR MISSION STATEMENT is a man of integrity and intellect and has the some new ideas and practical common sense tion. Lawn signs are unsightly, costly, and The mission of The Cape Courier is to foster a values and skills needed to responsibly gov- to deal with the myriad issues that seem to provide only superfi cial information about a sense of community by presenting news specifi c candidate. Given the number of local papers and unique to Cape Elizabeth or its residents, ern our community. The Town Council is a confound and paralyze the current adminis- and whenever possible to promote volunteerism body that functions on quality debate and the tration and legislature. which provide excellent election coverage, within our community. exchange of ideas that challenge the status Jessica has managed a small business here we believe that, on balance, the benefi ts of lawn signs to the public are outweighed by Board of Directors quo and the municipal staff to constantly im- in Maine while it grew from two to 20 em- Debbie Butterworth, Bob Dodd, Carol Anne prove the delivery of services to the taxpay- ployees.
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