planning department - Town of Scarborough

Report from the
Conservation Commission
To the Town Manager, Town Council, and Citizens of
Scarborough
July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011
This past year the Scarborough Conservation Commission
worked on three major projects One was a program of
outreach to help educate the residents of Scarborough about
issues of local environmental concern. This outreach
program resulted in three public meetings: one on the
possible impacts of sea level rise on the coastline of
Scarborough, one meeting was used to show the film “A
Chemical Reaction” and to discuss the issue of limiting the
use of pesticides on town property, the third outreach was
directed at the neighborhood around the Wiley Field town
recreation area, where the town has approved setting aside
acreage for the New England Cottontail habitat creation.
The second major program was working with the
Scarborough Ordinance Committee on drafting a new
ordinance to limit the use of pesticides on town owned and
managed properties.
The other major project is to advise the town on the future
use of several parcels of vacant land that the town owns.
These parcels of ‘open space’ land are being visited by
members of the commission and a series of
recommendations are being formulated to present to the
town council.
We are happy to report that two new members joined the
commission this year; Christopher Herrick and J. Anton
Bodor. There is still one more vacancy on the commission,
and I would encourage anyone interested in joining the
commission to attend a meeting and/or contact the town.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Jordan, Chairman ,
Anton Bodor, Iver Carlsen, Christopher Herrick, Patricia
Kelly, Peter Slovinsky, Commission Members
Photography by
Jonathan Reed
Views of
Scarborough Marsh
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