PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • February 11, 2021
A 4-acre parcel at 115 Summit Terrace – known locally as the “Piggery” – will be preserved, after the city purchased it for $1.5 million, City Manager Scott Morelli announced Thursday. The mostly wooded parcel has been used for years by residents for blueberry picking, walking and sledding, but was in danger of being sold for development by owner Quirino “Skip” Lucarelli. Lucarelli has been talking about developing the Piggery, one of the largest undeveloped parcels in the city, for several years.