Cape Elizabeth resident Cynthia Dill led a successful petition drive for a citizen referendum to overturn the amendments.
Dill said Thursday she was “delighted” with the outcome of the vote.
“Moving forward, it’s my hope the housing committee takes up the idea of Community Housing, which I have presented to it, as well as considers other options that reflect the values of our beautiful town,” she said in an email to The Forecaster.
Read More“We still have, as a town, opportunities to develop multifamily housing in the town center,” Dill said, “but we would be abiding by the new state law, LD 2003, which would allow for greater density – twice the density – and reduced parking, but would still keep intact the local design standards of height restriction and the requirement to have commercial activity on the first floor.”
Read MoreCynthia Dill, a town center resident who led opposition to Dunham Court, said she wishes Shinberg luck but questioned why he needs 23 additional parking spaces.
“(I) support the development of the town center consistent with our zoning ordinance and the comprehensive plan,” Dill said Friday in a written statement.
Read MoreThe Cape Elizabeth resident behind a successful campaign to overturn zoning allowing affordable housing in the town center has launched a new petition drive, this one aimed at creating affordable housing at Gull Crest Fields.
Read More“The developer of Dunham Court wanted the rules to be changed so it could maximize public subsidy instead of working within the rules to create housing for families that reflects our community values,” Dill wrote.
Read More“Good riddance Dunham Court,” said Cynthia Dill, a former legislator who has been a vocal opponent. “I could not be prouder of our community for standing up for its values. … We can do better.”
Read More“Cape Elizabeth does not have a housing crisis,” said Cynthia Dill, a prominent Democrat who is a lawyer and former state senator. Dill lives in the town center neighborhood, just around the corner from the project site. Her home has an estimated market value of about $882,000 across real estate websites.
“We’re a high-income town and should not be subsidizing a for-profit, low-income housing project because it doesn’t address our affordable housing needs,” Dill said.
The project would only “maximize profits” for the developers and requires “special rules” that would discriminate against other property owners in the town center zone, Dill said.
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Read MoreJennifer Taghavidinani says she was subjected to whistleblower retaliation after filing complaints about unsafe working conditions at the state hospital in Augusta. The case is scheduled to go to trial in May 2018.
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Read MoreA new lawsuit filed by a clinical social worker at Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta alleges years of harassment and negligence at the 92-bed state psychiatric hospital, saying staff and patients have been endangered in the process.
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