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  1. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    Upcoming meeting! Find out about alternatives to the #GorhamConnector in Southern #Maine! #LessCars, #MorePublicTransportation!

    Gorham Notes: Aug. 29, 2024
    by Robert Lowell

    "Gorham connector forum
    #MainersForSmarterTransportation have a community forum planned from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at the #WestbrookMaine Community Center on the proposed Gorham Connector to the #MaineTurnpike.

    "The #MaineTurnpikeAuthority is proposing a 5-mile, four-lane connector from the roundabout on Gorham’s South Street to Exit 45 in South Portland.
    The plan calls for the connector to slice through #SmilingHillFarm and has generated an extensive public outcry. The connector is aimed at easing the heavy commuter traffic in the routes 22 and 114 corridor through #GorhamMaine, #ScarboroughMaine and Westbrook."

    Original article [may be behind paywall]:
    pressherald.com/2024/08/29/gor

    Archive:
    archive.md/qDpDR#selection-239

    #SaveSmilingHillFarm #GorhamConnector #GorhamBypass #SaveSmilingHill #GorhamSpur
    #Maine #RapidTransit #LightRail #SaveTheFarms #ProtectTheForest #InducedDemand #Sprawl #SaveRedBrook

    #gorhamconnector #maine #lesscars #morepublictransportation #mainersforsmartertransportation #westbrookmaine
  2. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    YES!

    Peter Mills stepping down as head of Maine Turnpike Authority

    Gov. Janet Mills' brother, who has served as executive director of the quasi-governmental agency since 2011, said his health factored into his decision to not seek reappointment in September.

    by Rachel Ohm
    June 27, 2024

    "Mills’ decision comes at a busy time for the turnpike authority, which is working on a controversial proposal for a 5-mile, more than $200 million toll road from South Portland to Gorham known as the #GorhamConnector, among other projects. The agency has faced strong resistance to the project, including from the family-owned #SmilingHillFarm in #GorhamMaine."

    pressherald.com/2024/06/27/pet

    #SaveSmilingHillFarm #GorhamConnector #GorhamSpur #GorhamBypass #MTA #Maine #RapidTransit #LightRail #SaveTheFarms #ProtectTheForest #InducedDemand #Sprawl

    #gorhamconnector #smilinghillfarm #gorhammaine #savesmilinghillfarm #gorhamspur #gorhambypass
  3. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    [Video + gift article] Plan to extend turnpike through #farmland gets slammed before first public meeting

    The #MaineTurnpikeAuthority is hosting a public meeting Monday evening on the #GorhamConnector, its plan to build a 5-mile, 4-lane highway spur from the turnpike in #SouthPortlandMaine to the #GorhamBypass.

    by Kelly Bouchard
    March 25, 2024

    "Speakers at the press conference said the connector would worsen or simply relocate #TrafficCongestion and exacerbate #pollution and other #environmental problems.

    "Warren Knight, one of six siblings involved in the farm, questioned whether the authority chose to build the connector through the farm because it was easier to cross and the cheapest alternative for a project expected to cost well over $200 million.

    "'We don’t think that’s right or fair,' Knight said. 'Why should #OpenSpace and farmland be considered expendable?”

    "Tuck O’Brien, a Portland resident and representative of Trout Unlimited, a nonprofit that works to preserve and restore fish habitat, said the connector would jeopardize the clean, cool headwaters of #RedBrook, a tributary to Clarks Pond in South Portland that is [one of the last] active habitats for #BrookTrout.

    "Sadie Donnell, a #GorhamMaine resident, said the region’s traffic challenges present a 'huge opportunity' to expand public transportation and reduce the number of cars on the road, rather than move them from one road to another."

    pressherald.com/2024/03/25/pla

    #SaveSmilingHill #GorhamConnector #GorhamSpur #Maine #MaineTurnpikeAuthority #RapidTransit #LightRail #SaveTheFarms #ProtectTheForest #InducedDemand #Sprawl

    #farmland #maineturnpikeauthority #gorhamconnector #southportlandmaine #gorhambypass #trafficcongestion
  4. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    Save Smiling Hill Farm!

    via Shawn McKeogh

    "Looking for a way to support Smiling Hill Farm in their fight to keep the land that’s been in their family for 300 years? I’ve spoken with a member of the family and learned that Smiling Hill Farm does NOT want to sell land to MTA for any price. I also learned that it would be more like 47 acres the MTA would take. The connector highway as planned would also landlock an additional 59 acres, making that 59 acres only accessible from Saco St. Here’s how we can help right now, share your concern with the local Town Councils and #MTA!"

    1) Email the entire Gorham Town Council at this link.
    gorham-me.org/tow.../webforms/

    2) Send the Maine Turnpike Authority a comment at this link:
    maineturnpike.com/Contact-Us.a

    3) Email the entire Scarborough Town Council at this email address.
    [email protected]

    Public hearing at the Shaw Gym in Gorham at 6pm, March 25, 2024!

    facebook.com/groups/4231217643

    #SaveSmilingHill #GorhamConnector #GorhamSpur #RapidTransit #GorhamMaine #ScarboroughMaine #PortlandMaine #InducedDevelopment #Sprawl #SaveRedBrook #SaveTheFarms #ProtectFarmland #ProtectTheForest

    #mta #savesmilinghill #gorhamconnector #gorhamspur #rapidtransit #gorhammaine