Headlines from York and Ogunquit, Maine

SLOW RIDE - A local surfer is takin' it easy this past Sunday on a cold but sunny Long Sands Beach. A proposal to address last summer's issues around surfing on Long Sands Beach brought local surfers and other residents out to the York Public Library for Monday night's Board of Selectmen meeting. For the whole story, click here.
Photo by Steve Rasche
A view of the proposed York Town Hall facility, courtesy of SMRT. Read story.

York's new Town Hall?

The Board of Selectmen got a first glimpse at what may be the town's brand new municipal complex, if voters approve such a plan at the polls in May.

Town Hall open all week if fiscal 2008 budget passes; building talks continue

Bright and early on Saturday morning, Feb. 24, the seven members of the Budget Committee met to vote on the approximately $38 million in operating budget and debt service requests from the town and schools.

Proposal allowing expansion of surf zone on big wave days expected to go before voters in May

Before the next summer season begins, voters may decide whether to adopt an amended surfing ordinance that keeps the location and size of the current 120-yard surf zone on Long Sands Beach, but provides that it can be expanded to the rocks at the Sun-N-Surf Restaurant on days when wave conditions are ideal for surfing and a large number of surfers are in the water.

[more York News]

Selectmen address traffic and school funding, sign warrant articles

At their meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20, the Board of Selectmen signed the warrant articles for the April ballot, heard a legislative update and started the discussion for ways to mitigate traffic in Ogunquit Village Estates.

[more Ogunquit News]

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