Boothbay residents grapple with balancing development with traditional look
With various development projects completed or underway in and around Boothbay, such as the major renovation of the Boothbay Harbor Country Club, residents now want to define what a “traditional” village looks like and how to preserve that feeling in their town.
The Boothbay Register reported that at a recent public workshop on the topic consultant Mark Eyerman listed characteristics of traditional New England architecture, including: pitched roofs, two-story structures and buildings located close to streets.
He advised Boothbay residents to write ordinances focused on lot development specifications, building location and parking.
Residents Jean Gibson-Reece and Lois Jean Berry raised questions about provisions in the town’s new comprehensive plan, which allows a convention center and two to six units on an acre in the village center, as well as more single- and multi-family residences in the village center and village fringe, the newspaper reported.
“There seems to be an awful lot allowed in a small area. It’s overwhelming,” Reece-Gibson said.
Boothbay’s Planning Board hopes to complete the task of merging the comprehensive plan and town ordinances in time for the May 2018 town meeting.
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