PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 6, 2023
Four proposed 18-story residential towers, which would be among the highest in Maine, would loom over Bug Light and fill the area with people who drive cars. In addition, there are extensive plans for a new, 30-acre town within our Ferry Village. When housing around the world is moving away from the shores because of the rising waters, it defies reason that South Portland would consider allowing 180-foot residential towers near our harbor shore. Would South Portland really approve of family housing built on historically contaminated land? Surely there are scores of places in South Portland where such a dense housing model would be much safer and more appropriate with walkability to amenities and services, public transit and sufficient traffic capacity. ~ Cathy Chapman, No Yard South