ST. GEORGE — The Select Board of the Town of St. George will hold two public hearings on March 25, 2024 to take up separate questions to be voted on by secret ballot at the May 13, 2024 Municipal Election. The hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m., and will be held at the Town Office, 3 School Street, Tenants Harbor. Zoom participants must register in advance by 3 p.m., on the day of the hearing by contacting the Town Office at 372-6363 or by email at t.elwell@stgeorgemaine.com. Zoom registrants must provide their first and last names and physical address.

Port Clyde Landing Question

To vote by secret ballot to authorize the Select Board to adopt rules of use, enter into annual license agreements, and set annual user fees for commercial entities utilizing the Port Clyde Public Landing at 10 Cold Storage Road in Port Clyde.

NOTE:  When establishing rules and user fees, the Select Board will take under advisement recommendations received from the Harbor Committee, such as those contained in the report entitled “Port Clyde Landing Use Proposal”, available at the Town office and on the Town website.

Kinney Woods Property Question

To vote by secret ballot to authorize the Select Board to transfer by Municipal Quitclaim Deed, a portion of an approximately 78-acre Town owned parcel of land located on the Kinney Woods Road (Map 238, Lot 28) to the “Community Development Corporation, Inc. St. George Housing I LLC”, which is a subsidiary of the St. George Community Development Corporation, sufficient to establish a project of up to seven residences that addresses the housing shortage; the Select Board shall be authorized to negotiate terms and set conditions of the transfer, including but not limited to a requirement that the property reverts to the Town if an approved project has not commenced construction within 10 years of the transfer.    Kinney Woods Concept Plan 

NOTE:  The property includes wetlands that limit the number of potential residences and will affect the number of acres required to be transferred. A detailed explanation of the purpose of the proposed gift of land, entitled “Plan for Residential Development on Kinney Woods Road,” is available for inspection at the Town Office during regular business hours, or may be reviewed on the Town website.