Opinion: Scarborough’s beaches are still pricing people out

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 9, 2026

Removing cheap access harms regular people trying to enjoy the outdoors, and forcing more people into $20 day rates hurts those already squeezed by an expensive state and world. Whatever Scarborough thinks its brand is, to me it’s a big sign when you enter town: Not for you. I’m still not a landed gentry in Scarborough with subsidized beach access. I shuffled into Town Hall and handed over a $200 check for a pass that a lot of people just can’t afford. ~ George Katilus IV,Portland