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Vol. 21 No . 1 Winter 1988

PARKING -- WHO GETS IT? Points for residency The new Ferry Terminal and age will be given is due to be ready in based on the informa­ April. Next on the agenda tion on the driver's is construction of t he license. Ferry Terminal Parking _:.,.pplications will be Garage. sorted out by i slands CBIDA's Transportation­ and then by points. Parking Corrmittee, under Each island will have chairperson Stuart Laughl in, its own drawing. and representatives from Those with 3 points the island associations will be drawn first; have had many meetings those with 2 points spots throughout the time with the City's Tom will be drawn second; of the lease -- not just Valleau and Frank Lewis then those with 1 for the months of actual to work out a system of point. Those with use. No fee has been all ocating the 190 spaces O points will be set but the term "market reserved for ferry riders last. The remaining rate" has been used. according to the UMTA applicants will be agreement . drawn for a waiting At the end of three list for that island. years -- and at three-year The pl an approved for intervals thereafter -- the presentation to City In the event that any whole process will be Council is a three-part island has more allotted repeated - - allocations, arrangement: allotment spaces than it has points, and all. While by islands, a point applicants, the extra having a spot in the first system, and a drawing. spaces will be gi ven three-year period will Based on ridership with to other islands in not automatically assure an adjustment for the alphabetical order. a person a spot for the greater ease of getting If, during the three­ next three years, neither a car on and off Pealrn year parking period, will that person be Island the allottrnent is: the "giving" island prevented from applying has an applicant for again. Peaks Island 130 the extra place, that Long Island 30 applicant will go to The City will send ap­ Cliff Island 10 the top of the waiting Great Diamond Island 8 plication fonns to islar.id list of the "receiving" property owners. Renters Little Diamond Island 6 isl and. Chebeague Island 6 should contact Torn Val ­ Parking lea.Jes will be leau at City Hall to The point system is: for three years,payable request applications. Year-round resident !- monthly .. Spaces will Elderly (70 and up) 1 be non-transferable. Handicapped (as Summer people will be shown on regi stration) 1 expected to pay for their A "WHALE" OF A TIME This film had long been anticipated by all of fo{t.,und Ruth Mistark us on Cliff Island who RcaltY played such a part in 't - As representative of production. We were i s P.O. BOX 7341 the Cliff Is land Scholar­ thrilled and excited. We 377 FORE STREET ship Fund, I helped or­ had come to know all th t' . e PORTLAND, ME. 04112 ganize the New England par icipants during their Premiere c;,f The Whales ~wo-plus months on our HOWARD U. HELLER. Broker of August, an Alive Films l~land and in our homes and Phone (207) 775· 7253 or 766-50R:i Production, made last year wished so deeply for the Anhque . Arc '1 11ecturally on Cliff Is land, and movie to be a success -- f or o ,st, ngu•shed . Pon a nd ISLAND starring Bette Davis, them and ourselves. we Property Lillian Gish, Ann Sothern, wanted the world to see and Vincent Price, and Harry appreciate our island __ Carey, Jr. It was pre­ anc'l rve were not disappointed sented at the Nickelodeon VISIT TO CHEBEAGUE It is truly a warm and Theater in Portland. beautiful f ilm and even im­ 1987 was the first proves with repeated view­ November 18 was pro­ ~ear that CBIDA divided ing. claimed The Wh21es of i~t~ ai:inual meeting/island That evening a Cheese August Day by acting_may­ visit into separate parts. and Wi ne Reception at One or Joseph Casale, who The business meet­ City center followed the presented keys to the city Premiere. Cliff Islanders, ing was held on the third to author David Berry floor of the SeBl!Tlan's Club and producer Mike Kaplan. both year-round and summer which made getting to it residents, were out in force, The film opened for the eagerly ~changing gree tings more of a problem than public in earl y December was anticipated. and has been well re­ ~eminiscences, and opin­ The Chebeague visit ceived. ions -- glad to see each w':s ho~ted by the Chebeague Tickets for the other, David, Ma Historical Society. A Premiere and Reception crab-roll/ham- roll which benefited jointly reminiscences, and opin­ ions -- glad to see each luncheon was followed~ the newly established other, David, Mike, and by a slide show by Donna Cliff Island Scholarship members of the crew Damon, life-long resident Fund and the Maine Center again, and realizing of Chebeague and former for the Blind, had sold member of the Cumberland that the film was as good out rapidly. The event or better than we had , . T~wn Counc i 1. The was organized by myself known in our hearts it historical Society had and Peggy Leonard for would be. An eleven arranged for the school th~ Maine Center for the o'clock trip down the bus to get members from Blind, ably assisted by bay to home -- a special the boat to the Chebeague K~thy Alpert of the Hoyt" s trip by Casco Bay Lines Island Hall Corrununity Center Nickelodeon Cinema Chain, was a happy ending to and volunteers from Cliff and the return trip was a pl easant evening. :nade the long way around Island and the Maine cen­ for a grand tour of the ter for the Blind. As for mysel f, the ex­ island. There was also A Press Conference citement of two days as time for short wal ks in was held at 8 A. M. attended a guest of the Sonesta the area of the Hall by the press and sponsors. Hotel, interviews by both before and after Coffee and pastries were the press, days of hard work and the lunch. It was the first provided by the Green successful compl etion such leisurely vi sit Mountain Coffee Shop and of two months of prep­ in many many years and champagne by Horsefeathers aration and some ap­ it is safe to say that Restaurant. A Press Lunch­ a good time was had by prehension was an ex­ eon at the Sonesta Hotel perience I will long all. Reports are that followed, hosted by Mike remember. the Historical Society Kaplan of Alive Fia.ms. people enjoyed it as **'~****** 2 much as the guests. A public hearing is GERBER REPORT AND STILL --DICTAR BEFORE PLANNING tentatively set for March 22 . Maine State Attorney BOARD It is the impression of those attending the workshops General James Tierney was that this public hearing is the lead- off speaker for Members of CBIDA to give the Board publ ic the opposition when the Steering Committee who input and that more workshop federal Environmental Pro­ have been attending the discussion will probably tection Agency sent rep­ workshop meetings of the follow. resentatives from Boston Planning Board considering to hear arguments pro and the Island Groundwater CBIDA urges its members con on the overboard dis­ to make every effort to charge into Casco Bay study by Robert Gerber attend the public hear ­ of Freeport, have been proposed by Dictar Associ­ ing. It is important to ates. Island resident s interested - - and de­ present our views. It is were pl eased to have the lighted -- to note the just as important to hearing held at Portland basic attitude displayed support the Planning Board City Hall and the meeting by Planning Board members when their thinking is was well attended. The in considering the recom­ in line with ours. EPA people had been in mendations of the Report. ***************** touch with the president The Gerber Report of CBIDA to be sure that recommended a density of OVERBOARD DISCHARGE the location and time of no more than one unit ~r acre THE BATI'LE CONTINUES the meeting were con­ on islands without public venient for lsland resi­ sewer and water and suggested In between attending dents. that it would be well for meetings in Augusta and EPA is allowed 90 those islands having these preparing CBIDA's written days, __ ._in which to reach amenities to be developed as statements for the DEP, though they might so~e~ay CBIDA Vice-President a decision. As of this have to be self sufficient. Barbara Paul sums up wri tir1g no decision has the current dilemma: been anncunc2d. Island Members of the Board not Institute, Maine Audobon only appeared to accept and the Conservation the fact that high den- "The environmentally concerned citizens of Law Foundation of Boston sity spelled trouble for Maine are doing battle have been taking an the island acquifers but with the Maine Depart­ active part in these gave serious considera­ ment of Environmental deliberations. tion to how the zoning might best be revised to Protection in order In the meantime, keep the density down. to protect the environ­ work continues on Great The grandfatheri ng of ment!" Diamond . Dictar's some so- called "postage Celebration of the application for a~proval stamp" lots on the islands passage of LD 1268 of the single-famil y caused a great deal of last May may have been Phase II is before the concern. The phrases premature. The emergen­ Department of Environ­ "the island people seem cy bill forbidding over­ mental Protection. The to want" and "how can board discharge of latest word is that no this best be brought waste water into the public hearing will about" were heard fre­ waters of the state be held - - either be- quently. must now be implemented fore the Board or before the Staff. The cl a im is While the City has by ordinances to enforce that all necessary evidence not yet learned to place the l aw. was presented during the island items first on the While the DEP draws agenda automatically, the up the ordinances, there Phase I consideera- Board has been willing to is much opportunity to tion. Opponents of the move them up on request. weaken the law with added development have Thrill of the year was exceptions. pointed out that there are when CBIDA had accepted many new members on the spot# 2 and heard Chair­ ***************** Board; that if the matter man Humeniuk move the Gerber of new members is not Report to spot #1 when he (to page 6) saw the familiar faces. 3 NATURE TRAIL through city-owned lana NEXT CHAPTER to the perimeter road bility for steering the along the back shore. We project onto the agenda of the Planning Board. The Maine Cha~ter of walked along the shore an3 the Appalachian Mountain ~hen hiked up a woods path The action of the Public Club confirmed its 1n the Audobon wildlife Lands Ccmnittee was rati­ interest in the Peaks sanctuary. We then looped fied at the December 5 Island nature trail, back to the shore and then meeting of the Steering a project of CBIDA's walked on a series of Committee. Public Lands Committee woods paths and woods roads under chairperson in city-owned land back to CBIDA COFERENCE Gretchen Hall, when a Brackett Avenue. Total SET FOR MAY 21 group from AMC visited hike was about four miles the island and followed and took about two and a Most views of Casco Bay the trail. half hours. islands are of pieces of land out there to be David Hall's report Hopefully, in time, this counted, named, sailed to the Appalachian Mountain walk will be blazed and around, and, if possible, Club follows. some new trail will be visited. cleared to reduce the From the perspective of SUNDAY AFI'ERNOON HIKE amount of road walking and ON PEAKS ISLAND to increase the amount of the islands, themselves, NOV. 15, 1987 woods path walking. each island is -- at the ******************** very least -- a community of living things needing It was a beautiful sunny to be cherished and pro­ day with temperatures in INITIATIVE TO CITY tected from exploitation. the forties and calm winds. Gretchen Hall Most of us went over to People living on an island Peaks Island on the 1:00 The transfer of initia­ see themselves as a human P .M. passenger boat from tive on the Peaks Island ccmnunity, able to cherish Portland and met the rest tr?il took place in the and protect the natural of the group who were Hall's living room on comnunity as well as their Peaks Island residents. Nov . 17, 1987. Douglas own, but needing under­ Altogether we had 35-40 Macvane and the Rev . standing and assistance people plus assorted dogs. Carl F. Hall repr esented from the mainland municipal Included in the group the interests of Peaks carmunities of which the was the city planner from Island as well as those islands are a part. the city of Portland plus of CBIDA Steering Com­ mittee in agreeing with On May 21, Casco Bay ing the recreation faci- the Public Lands chair­ Island Developnent Associa­ lities in greater Port­ person, Gretchen Hall, tion, through the efforts land. They wanted to hike that the Trail project of its Public Lands the loop trail I was pro­ had been carried through Committee under the leader­ posing, and they wanted to as far as the competence ship of Gretchen Hall, is talk with the other hikers. of the CBIDA Steering sponsoring a conference at We hiked up past the water Coornittee extended, and Darn Cove Lodge in West Bath tower on Brackett Avenue that responsibility for to consider the Casco Bay and then swung right onto canpleting the project islands from the perspective a woods path on land owned lay with the City of of those who live on a few by the state. This trail Portland. of them and care about what happens on all of them. goes for about a half mi le Richard Knowland of the through lovely evergreen Portland Department of At this gathering we may forest to a woods road. Planning and Urban also consider how the various We went right on the woods Development affirmed municipalities bordering road to look at Brackett that the Peaks Island Casco Bay relate to the Fish Pond and then re­ Trail project has high island corcmunities that turned up the woods road priority with the Plan­ are part of each one. Some and then went on old mili­ ning Board and with the such comparison, offered tary reservation roads City Council of Portland, from the island per spective, and accepted responsi- could add to the understand- 4 COASTAL GROWTH-MANAGEMEN'".:: ing of the difference time, CONFERENCE AT BOWDOIN VOS E- SMITH CO . tide, and the environmental FLORISTS limitations make to people Jean Dyer, Barbara Paul, living on an island. &'.:6 G:n.;Jress St.rEet Gretchen Hall, and Ginny Fbrtlan:l The meeting will also and Bud Fisher were among the crowds of people at 773=64~ celebrate the cooperation FID arx:1 Tuleflora M:m:er among the owners or guardians Daggett Lounge, Bowdoin of land on Peaks Island in College, January 23, for making the Nature Trail t he Conference entitled available to the public. The Maine Coast: Can We Hopefully representatives Have Our Cake and Eat It, Both morning and after­ of the City of Portland, Pealcs Too? Sponsored by the­ noon sessions included Island Town Meeting, Maine Town of Brunswick, the small group presentations Department of Inland Fish­ Brunswick-Topsham Land in such areas as identifying eries and Wildlife, Maine Trust, Bowdoin College sources of surface and Forest Service, Maine Environmental Studies Pro­ groundwater poll ution, Audobon Society, Maine chapter gram, Merrymeeting Devel­ harbor management, licenses of the Appalachian Mountain opers, Inc., Maine Audo­ and permits from DEP, how Club, and STAR Foundation bon Society, State Office to assure public access to will be able to join in of Community Development, coastal waters and others. this celebration. Dept. of Marine Resources, University of Maine Sea Key points of the confer­ Well received when first erence were: development suggested to Steering Com­ Grant, Marine Advisory Program, Natural Resources is a fact of life for the mittee, the Conference -­ future; ownership is the still untitled -- had an Council of Maine, and Maine Citizens for His­ best way to control use; important place on the with all due respect to agenda of theFebruary toric Preservation, the all-day conference was the public good, private Steering Comnittee. It is ownership is, and should expected that the Public organized by the Andros­ soggin- Sagadahoc Cooper­ be, protected by law; Lands Committee will be regional planning is as presenting a Conference ative Extension Service of the University of necessary as local because agenda to the March meet­ somebody has to provide ing. Maine. for the less attractive Suggestions and inquiries The program included a needs of society. may be addressed to: slide presentation on ************** Gretchen Hall , CBIDA, development in Cape Cod P.O. Box 62, Peaks Island towns, a presentation by 04108. Robert Suminsky, a developer YES! I WANT TO JOIN CBIDA from Northeast Harbor and a member of the committee HERE ' S MY CHECK : IN MEMORIAM to decide eh spending $5 single; $7 couple CBIDA lost two long-time of the $35 million voted members with the passing by the people of Maine MY NAME IS: of Cora Clifford and for the purchase of land John Johnson. Miss Clifford for the public, a pre­ was a charter member of sentation by Orlando MY ADDRESS IS : CBIDA and continued her DeLogue, porofessor at membership and her interest the University of Maine until her death. Law School, and a report of the Cape Elizabeth John Johnson was an active Land Trust and Conserva­ member of Steering Com­ tion Committee and its mittee for many years . cooperative work with a Recent discussions often developer to preserve a Mail to: VIRGINIA FISHER ended with, "John will know . green belt in the Cape Ask him." P.O. BOX 7631 D Elizabeth area. PORTLAND, ME . 04112

5 Dictar to be considered the NEW CBL FERRY been determined that by former Board did not give A NAME BUT NO LANDING backing into the dock and approval to Phase II which getting equipped with Named Machigonne after should logical ly make this ll bumpers the new vessel a yesteryear's pride of Phase a whole new item can do its job in time the CBL fleet, the new deserving a public hearing. to set the Rebel as re­ passenger-ferry slated The glitch seems to be quired by UMTA . that the Board did not to provide more adequate refuse Phase II, they service to Peaks Island The problem of what to tabled the whole project came to Portland from its do while repairs are until Dictar came back Rhode Island birthplace made and how to get any wi th the smaller Phase I. and faced irrrnediate pro­ vehicles to the down-the­ Needless to say, many lerns . I t was a true bay islands is still to many hours have been spent Comedy of Errors, but be solved. Under considera­ preparing written com­ nobody was laughi ng as the tion is the leasing of a ments fo DEP and much state took one lcok at the barge- landing craft type money has gone into massive size of the new vessel that can land on copying and postage vessel and figuratively beaches - - providing that costs. put up a "No Docking Here" beaches with permission sign on the Peaks Island and access to the roads All this activity is Ferry. There followed can be found . going on even though the a heated interchange be­ EPA has not ruled on the There are those who ask tween CBL officials and why CBL did not check with overboard discharge. The the state as to who was Dictar application to DEP the state -- nag even -­ told what, when and by when it became obvious for the overboard discharge whom . The state insisted was considered grandfathered that nothing was being that CBL had never told done to the dock during by the DEP even though the them the size of the new Attorney General's office the surrrner and fall. There vessel, to which CBL re­ advised otherwise. may be even more who wonder plied, "Did, too! "/ why CBL did not do more CBIDA may sometimes feel Much of the difficulty to alert the public of it is playing with a sterrmed from the fact that the necessity of getting stacked deck -- but the the catch-all passed. Nor game goes on. the cost of repari the cost of repairs to was general manager Pat ********* the Peaks Island dock was Christian's suggestion ANNUAL BUSINESS dropped from the budget that if Machigonne 1.1 was MEETING and placed in a referen­ not able to go to Peaks, she At the Annual Business dum item that had so could start earning her meeting in August, CBIDA many various and sundry million dollar cost back by members approved the vote items in it that it be- going down- the-bay, well of Steering Committee came known as a "catch-all." received by the residents of to change the By- Laws as To add to the confusion, the those islands. Chebeaguers follows: Article VI , items in the catch- all were cheerfully reminded Long Section 1, now states not clearly defined. The Islanders that if their dock was knocked into the "There shall be no less voters, faced with a than nine Steering Com­ sea with them on it they lengthy list of high­ could float down to Che­ mittee members in addi­ priced items, turned tion to the officers." beague. down the catch-all. Thee top limit of twenty The Portland papers was deleted. This action In the meantime the printed an editorial invit­ gives Steering Committee Machigonne IL was on ing a writer such as the flexibility it needs its way, di splaying all Stephen King to write a to be sure of a working sorts of seaworthiness, horror movie about the force without losing any but destined to arrive Monster that ate Peaks whose historic expertise a stepchild in its home­ Island. is valuable. port. The Legislature is Members also voted a expected to vote dock­ Machigonne IL is spacious, donation of $1000 to the repair money in the cur­ comfortable, and brand-new. Legal Fund of Island rent session and it has She deserved better than Institute for use in the to provide such hilarity. EPA presentation. ********** 6 CASCO BAY ISLAND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 1987-1988 DEJA VUE? OFFICERS President: Jean Dyer 846-4188 Nor-By-East did not in­ Box 191 Chebeague ,04017 tend to be prophetic when it Vice-President: Barbara Paul 846-4758 published the pi cture of the 29 Yankee Drive 1980 firefighters on Great Yarmouth 04096 Diamond . Hardly had readers figured out the Wno? When? Secretary: Gretchen Hall 766-3381 Where? and Why? when a 1987 Lower A. St. fire broke out in one of the Peaks Island 04108 Fort McKinley buildings. Treasurer: Virginia Fisher 772-3613 Great Diamond people 766-2448 turned out promptly and in P.O. Box 7631D force to fight the fire Portland 04112 and were able to get it STEERING COMMIITEE somewhat under sontrol in spite of having the hose burst at the first sruge of Chebeague Island 04017 Long Island 04050 Betty Felton burst at the first surge of Shirley Burgess 846-6239 Box 83 water through it. Jean Dyer MArjorie Rice 846-4864 The gates -- usually Peaks Island 04108 kept locked and guarded -­ Cliff Island 04019 Carl & Gretchen Hall stood wide open to welcome Ruth Mistark 766-2618 the fire truck with the Howard Heller 766-3340 first contingent and men, Johanna von Tiling 775-7253 766 5085 766-2741 women. and teenagers Seashore Ave. wroekd with the same will Cousins-Little johns Douglas Macvane 766-2213 they had demostrated in Centennial St. 1980 . Pamela Adams 846-9338 Gene & Karen Taylor 766-2811 Spruce Point Road Torrington Point The bel ief of Dictar Cousins Island Ted Warren 766-2840 Associates that the fire Yarmouth 04096 SeashoreAve. was the result of arson Cushing Island was borne out by the Star Fpundation fire marshal. The possibility Sidney Thaxter II Jcpn Crowley 773- 8656 of the fire being set by 775-2361 799-8274 767- 3152 unhappy, recently dis­ One Canal Plaza Box 125 RR# 1 charged workers - - and Portland 04101 Cape Elizabeth 04107 naturally, opponents of Great Diamond Island Sturdivant Island the project -- were set Barbara Paul forth - - in spite of the Irving & Virginia Fisher At Large valiant attempts of the Margery Foster 766-2426 Great Diamond people -- 603-547-2978 Alan Bernstein 767- 2314 not all Dictar lovers Francestown, N.H. 03043 7 Campion St. Stuart Laughlin 766-2833 Cape Elizabeth 04107 to get the fire out. 772-4103 No final determination of 68 Prospectst. Ester Clenott 775-0905 responsibility for the Portland 04103 107 Mackworth St. fire was made. The building Little Diamond Island Portland, 04103 was insured. Harold Hackett 766-2747 MEETING THE MANAGER ~:************* 774-7771 To present the concerns of CBIDA in an informal 82 High Street atmosphere, President Jean Dyer, Vice-President Portland 04101 Barbara Paul, and Esther Clenott made an appoint­ Sister Nola Wells 797-7861 ment with City Manager Bob Ganley. In a pleasant, 605 Stevens Ave. friendly hour they discussed such items as Fire Pro­ Portland 04103 tection, Contract Zoning, the Public Hearing Process, and City-Island Communication. 7 DUES -- ARE THEY OVERDUE?

SOME FISCAL YEARS MATCH THE CALENDAR YEARS. SOME DON'T. "- CBIDA'S DOESN'T . CBIDA'S FISCAL YEAR BEGINS IN OCTOBER. (That is why a reminder that dues are due is included 6haUI• in the reservation for Armual Meeting or Annual SUPERMARKETS Island Visit. )

DUES FOR 1987-1988 ARE NOW OVERDUE. WE REALIZE THAT IT IS EASY TO FORGET WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR DUES NOW. STILL$ 5 SINGLE, $7 COUPLE. SEND YOUR CHECK TO THE TREASURER : VIRGINIA FISHER, P.O. BOX 7631 D, PORTLAND, ME ., 04112 .

''Where you're someone FOOTNOTE: Since we are not under legal expense ourselves, special" Steering Committee has felt it only fair to contribute to the legal f unds of our allies -- Island Institute, Maine Audobon, and Working Waterfront Coalition. We also pay rent for the Public Safety Building. Steering •Committee members are generous about "forgetting" to be reimbursed for copying, p::>stage, travel, and long distance phone calls, but our treasury is dwindling. We need your support. If you haven't paid your dues, we urge you to do it now .

Casco Bay Island Development Association Inc. P.O . Box 62 Peaks Island. Maine