JUNE 27 12PM DON’ MISS IT On June 27th from Noon to 2:00 PM John Maclaine from the DEP will give a presentation in the Main Hall of the Dunaway Center. He will give his presentation followed by a Q&A time
OGUNQUIT
Public Hearing on Thursday March 10, 2022 at 4:30 PM at the Dunaway Community Center Auditorium
For the purpose of adopting the Remote Participation Policy for the Sustainability Committee. We will see you there.
More than $3.4M allocated for Josias River dredging project at Perkins Cove in Ogunquit
As originally reported in the York County Coast Star, The projects were included in the Army Corps of Engineers’ work plan for Fiscal Year 2022, with funding that was secured through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law in November, according to a joint statement from Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King. To read […]
Our canine friends in Ogunquit
In September, Ogunquit goes to the DOGS! And we Canines for Clean Water are helping to make sure that our humans know the rules: Dogs allowed on Ogunquit Beach: September 9—April 1 Dogs allowed on the Marginal Way: October 1 – April 1 Dogs allowed in the Ogunquit River, Riverside Beach, or the dunes(?): NEVER
MUST READ: 2020 Quality Monitoring report for the Ogunquit River
In a report by FB Environmental Associates, the Ogunquit River is listed as impaired due to the elevated fecal indicator, a development that should be of great interest to all of us, residents and visitors to our “beautiful place by the Sea.” You can read the 2020 Report in its entirety by downloading the following […]
Protect the Ogunquit River Watershed
Picture credit: Fred Hsu / Creative Commons The Ogunquit Conservation Commission, the Town of Ogunquit, FB Environmental Associates, and Maine DEP are working together on continual water quality initiatives, including the Ogunquit River Restoration Project Phase I, Phase II and Coastal Communities Grant, to improve water quality and reduce bacteria levels in the Ogunquit River […]
State of Maine: Mandatory Shoreland Zoning
Picture credit: Jim Dollar at Creative Commons For an expanded description of the MSZ go to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection The Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act (MSZA) requires municipalities to adopt, administer, and enforce local ordinances that regulate land use activities in the shoreland zone. The shoreland zone is comprised of all land areas […]
Ogunquit River Watershed Study
Picture credit: Timothy Valentine / Creative Commons The Septic System Database provides information for the Towns of Ogunquit, South Berwick, Wells, and York, Maine on theOgunquit River watershed septic system database created by FB Environmental Associates. The overall goal ofthe septic database is to facilitate municipal management of septic systems by ranking systems according to […]
Maine Healthy Beaches – Monitoring the water quality of our beaches
Picture credit: cluczkow at Creative Commons Maine Healthy Beaches is the organization of the State of Maine that the Town of Ogunquit partners with to monitor the water quality of our beaches. The Maine Healthy Beaches Program was established to ensure that Maine’s salt-water beaches remain safe and clean. The program brings together communities to perform […]
Ogunquit fears loss of beach to erosion, walking path to invasive plants
Picture credit: Rafael Souza/Unsplash As originally reported by the Bangor Daily News back in 2014, “ …The board of selectmen took concrete actions last week to preserve Ogunquit Beach and Marginal Way at the recommendation of the committees commissioned to study erosion problems.” The slow and steady progression of nature is eroding the two areas […]