Town Manager's Report

Community Services' “Cape Explorer” brochure for the spring and summer season is now  available online.  The brochures have also been mailed and are anticipated to arrive in mailboxes on Friday, March 12.  There is a lot of optimistic programming for all ages for the upcoming season.

I want to congratulate two Cape Elizabeth officers who went above and beyond the call of duty.  Officers Aaron Webster and Rory Benjamin responded to a distress call in South Portland for an accidental shooting and were the first officers to arrive at the scene.  With our police officers being Emergency Medical Technicians, in this instance it came through and saved a man’s life  by their applying two tourniquets.  Without their heroic actions just over the line, South Portland would have been down one life.  Their actions exemplify the great and professional services they provide and I couldn’t be more proud of them.  South Portland is looking to nominate Webster and Benjamin for the annual Life Savers Award.

With Governor Mill’s unveiling of the “Maine Moving Forward” plan, I have been holding discussions with staff on a new opening plan and getting things closer to normal than they have been for roughly twelve months.  Rachel Davis at Thomas Memorial Library is working on a plan to open the library in the month of April.  We are looking to open Town Hall on May 1st, as the numbers keep looking promising.  We are still challenged with the limit of five people per 1000 square feet, but are hopeful that these restrictions will be eased or lifted by the governor soon.  Zoom meetings will likely continue for a while, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.  I am optimistic about returning to normal, much sooner than I was even one week ago.  We will have an update with more solidified plans in April.  If anything changes sooner, then we will advance our plans.

Taxes are due at the start of April.  The drop box is available at Town Hall and we are encouraging residents to utilize this as they did last year.

Town Council received the financial documents for the Municipal FY2022 budget electronically on Friday, March 5th.  Hard copies will be delivered by the police department on Tuesday, March 9th.

Respectfully,

Matthew Sturgis, Town Manager

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