Scarborough Village will create new uses for over 500 acres at The Crossroads, as identified in the town’s Comprehensive Plan. The plan will include these new benefits for Scarborough residents:
Economic growth, jobs, and new revenues for the town.
Entertainment, shopping, parks, and walking trails for the community.
A new “Main Street” and public funds for new high-priority town facilities.
High priority public projects identified by Scarborough’s 5 Year Capital Improvement Plan include:
Police and Fire Department Projects
Public Works
Public Library
Primary School
Wentworth School
Middle School
From the 2006 Update of Comprehensive Plan, Ch. 8-2
Other Projects Necessary to Accommodate Projected Growth
The on-going Capital Improvement Program attempts to balance the capital investment needs of the community with the community’s ability/willingness to pay for these improvements. As a result not all projects are able to be accommodated in the current CIP and must be deferred. Other projects are funded through alternative funding sources such as impact fees and Tax Increment Financing (TIFs).
The continued growth of Scarborough will require that the Town continue to invest in its capital facilities to provide the capacity to serve the community. While most of the Town’s routing capital needs are addressed through the annual capital planning and budgeting process, there are some major expenditures that are not addressed in the current/proposed CIP’s:
1. Expanded/Upgraded School Facilities – The School Board has explored various approaches for expanded and upgraded facilities to serve grades K through 8 and is in the process of finalizing a recommended facilities plan for the department. The department is proposing to expand the Middle School and rebuild the Wentworth Intermediate School.
The cost for expanding the capacity of the system and upgrading the facilities could cost as much as $50 million. Since state aid for these projects is unlikely, the community will need to fund this cost locally if it desires to move forward with the projects in the near future. Download the Comprehensive Plan
