We are writing this to record our opposition to the sale of the Tannery property to North East Mobile Health for $75,000 or for any amount. There are many reasons for our opposition but we will only focus on a few for the sake of brevity.

It would bode well for the Camden Select Board to keep possession of most properties the town possesses for appropriate public use. Future generations will be in your debt for your having the foresight to have done so. As time marches on, and the population of Camden grows, public land will be at a premium and it will become more and more costly to acquire.

Camden has this very special property now in a most convenient location, which is also right along the public Riverwalk and it should not be given up.

We believe, as do many people with whom we have contact, that the best use of the property would be to establish a Camden recreation area/park/perhaps a community facility. Camden residents and in particular those in the immediate year-round neighborhood will benefit by such use. A recreation area will improve property values and be attractive to future home buyers. Speeding ambulances with horns blaring do not create an attractive neighborhood but a dangerous, undesirable one with depressed property values.

While Ambulance service in emergency situations is a desirable community asset, the Tannery location is certainly not the best location for this function due to narrow neighborhood streets and complex traffic patterns and population density.

We urge the Select Board to think more deeply and do the right thing for this community.

With all due respect,
Peter Masin-Peters
Louisa Enright
Stephen Gold
Laurie Wolfrum
Beverly Doherty
Sue Melchiskey
Brent and Amy Mayes
Kristin Resek
Evelyn Hughes
Kristine Federle
Melissa Marchetti
Arianna Killoran
Paul Cartwright
Molly Stone
Bill Behrens
Amy Fischer
Kathyrn McKay