Join members of the Town Council, staff, and your fellow residents for a Community Round Table focused on the WEX credit enhancement agreement proposal currently before the Town Council. There will be a brief presentation to share the what, who, and how of the proposal and then the floor will be open for resident questions and comments.

Date: Thursday, February 6, 2020

Time: 6:00 pm

Location: Council Chamber A, Town Hall

Although the primary is set for Super Tuesday, March 3, voters should check their registration and enrollment status before Friday, February 14th. If you are registered to vote and already enrolled in a party, you may change your enrollment from one party to another until the town clerk's office closes on Friday, February 14th. If you aren't already enrolled in a party, you may enroll any time leading up to and including the day of the primary, Tuesday, March 3rd.

If you are not already registered, you may do so up to and including on Election Day, March 3rd, please provide a photo ID and proof of residency.
Please remember, if you enroll in a particular party on March 3rd, you must remain enrolled in that party for 90 days, according to state law, which, in this case, means you will be voting in races in that party during the State Primary in June.

How voters are enrolled determines which ballots they will be allowed to fill out:

• If you are at least 18 years old, registered to vote and enrolled as a Democrat or Republican you will receive the appropriate Party Primary Ballot and a State Referendum Ballot.
• If you are at least 18, registered to vote and enrolled in the Green Independent Party you will receive a State Referendum Ballot only. The party opted not to have a Maine presidential primary.
• If you are at least 18, registered to vote, unenrolled and wish to remain unenrolled you will receive a State Referendum Ballot only.
• If you are currently 17 but will turn 18 by the general election, on Tuesday, November 3rd, you are allowed to vote in Maine's Presidential Preference Primary, either as a Democrat or a Republican, but are you not allowed to vote on the State referendum ballot. 

Please contact the Town Clerk's Office to check your voter status or with any questions, (207) 730-4020.

In every community there are many properties, structures, and uses in existence that were created, built, or established before zoning requirements were adopted by the municipality. Often these properties, structures, or uses do not meet the current zoning requirements even though they were allowed at the time they were created. In the Planning and Land Use world, we refer to these lots, buildings, and uses as " legally existing non-conforming".  

In Scarborough, a lot that was legally in existence before the zoning ordinance was adopted or later changed, is considered a "lot of record", and may be built upon even if it fails to meet the minimum requirements for lot area or road frontage in that particular zone. The lot and development that occurs on it must meet all other requirements unless a variance is obtained from the Board of Appeals. However, if the the non-conforming lot of record is owned by the same entity as an adjacent lot and also has continuous road frontage with that adjacent lot, it must be combined in order to make a (more) conforming lot. 

If a building was allowed to be constructed prior to any established zoning requirements and now does not meet the requirements for minimum yard setbacks in that zone, it is a legally existing, non-conforming building.  However, the ordinance does not allow a non-conforming structure to be expanded, enlarged, or increased in height unless it meets the minimum space and bulk requirements of the zone in which it located. 

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History was recently made at Scarborough High School on Friday, January 24. The high school hosted its first Unified Basketball game against Bonny Eagle! Scarborough's team is among 61 teams throughout the State representing 67 Maine high schools. The sport is sanctioned by the Maine Principal's Association (MPA) - a group that governs and manages all high school sports. The MPA has partnered with Special Olympics Maine to develop and promote Unified Basketball in the State. "Unified Basketball partners students with developmental disabilities with students without developmental disabilities to train, compete and represent their schools. Unified Sports impacts all kinds of students and helps promote physical activity, teamwork, sportsmanship, and social inclusion." - MPA

Scarborough's team is composed of 13 players from grades 9, 11 and 12. They have a Head Coach, SHS science teacher Albert McCormack and an Assistant Coach, SHS Spanish teacher Brooke Wasden. If you missed the game on the 24th, there are many more opportunities to catch this popular and infectious team in the coming weeks. The remainder of their schedule is:

Wednesday, February 5th - 4:00 p.m. vs. Portland/Deering at Scarborough High School
Friday, February 7th at 4:00 p.m. vs. Biddeford at Scarborough High School
Friday, February 14th at 4:00 p.m. vs. South Portland at Scarborough High School
Tuesday, February 25th 4:00 p.m. vs. Gorham at Gorham High School
Wednesday, March 4th at 4:00 p.m. vs. South Portland at South Portland High School
Friday, March 6th at 3:45 p.m. vs. Bonny Eagle at Bonny Eagle High School

Welcome to the official newsletter of the Town of Scarborough, Maine.  Brought to you by a team of Town staff, our mission is to keep you informed about town events and activities.  

Please note that the newsletter articles are intended to be brief and will often point you back to a link on the Town's Website or Facebook page. The website is the heart of the communication network within town and is the central repository for information on Town government.

Thanks for reading!  If you have ideas for stories, please email us.  

Your newsletter team:

Tody Justice, Town Clerk	Catherine Morrison, Public Library
Stephen Kramer, Community Services	Donald Begin, IT
Kailey Dubuque, Human Resources	Brian Longstaff, Codes & Planning
Kelly Johnston, Scarborough Public Schools	Michael Thurlow, Fire Department
Kim Sperlich, Police Department	Ruth Porter, Finance
Leona Oceania, Public Works	Larissa Crockett, Administration
Magdalena Slawiec, SEDCO