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Green space and views Positives
- We have beautiful vistas - need to
keep some open for the public.
- Vacant lots; it’s good that
there's not a house on every lot in town. Keeps
the rural feel. Would become very over-crowded
and feel overbuilt.
- Don’t develop the beautiful
land entering Marine from the north (west side of
95).
- Entering Marine on 95 from south -
lack of buildings- maintain open space and rural
feel.
Negatives
- Note the smoke - we need to
carefully monitor air and water quality.
- Growth/development of undeveloped
land puts open space and rural feel at risk. Need
to have total development plans, more than just
for Jackson Meadow.
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Center
Positives
- Value having central business
district that serves the community in diverse
ways.
- General store-flowers, places to
sit, posting of events.
- Could use a kiosk to announce
community events.
- Bargains in front of businesses
are nice.
- Garbage cans downtown are good;
can we get picket fence holders for them?
- Good places to gather to eat. We
need more variety (grills/coffee house). Perhaps
a permit is needed outside of central business
district.
- Continue preservation of town
hall.
- Maintain buildings in central
business district - maintain historic foundation
of village center (general store/village hall).
- Appreciate the historic nature of
downtown.
- Like the simple country town feel
of Marine with useful and necessary services.
- Appreciate the historic
architecture.
- Appreciate the central gathering
area.
- Covered meeting place with benches
under the awning at the general store is a
positive.
- Commercial space contained in
tight central business district, this should be
maintained.
- Library downtown with windows on
main street.
- Road opens up to gas station
pumps, no curbs/gutter, conveys small town feel.
- Appreciate small town feel of
Marine.
- Volunteer fire and ambulance
department conveys a sense of community and
service to Marine.
- General store - I value the store
for both the historic and practical reasons. It
is historic and the focal point of the town's
center. It's great to have quality groceries
available, just imagine if there were only a
convenience store nearby.
- Village hall - I value it for
historic and community reasons. It's a great
venue for concerts and events. I think it should
be available for all residents.
- The post office, general store,
bank, town hall, library, the Brookside - what
more do you need?
- The volunteer fire department is
an anchor for downtown - so well maintained and
cared for, and an important symbol of community
service.
- Central business district-
it’s good to limit commercial use to one
area.
Negatives
- Can we have parking for businesses
only during business hours?
- Seek to confine business to
central business district, do not extend to
highway 95.
- Security lights on bank are a
negative, city should pass a lighting ordinance.
- General store OPEN light and this
street light is a negative.
- Make more public meeting space
downtown.
- A tight central business district
should not rule out allowing workplaces near
residential.
- Mixed uses should be allowed in
central business district.
- Can we pass an ordinance that no
franchises will be allowed in Marine?
- Satellite toilets are a negative,
perhaps a more permanent facility is needed.
- Plastic, illuminated beer signs at
the Brookside - YUCK!
- Power lines and street lights are
a minus in central business district - bury the
lines and install quaint lights.
- Work to have the power lines
buried in central business district.
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Red Bridge, Mill Ponds & Stone Bridge
Positives
- I value the [stone] bridge design
and the sidewalk across the bridge.
- Bubbling brooks, the mill pond
stream- need to protect the water quality.
- Maintain clean streams and waters,
maintain the stone bridge.
- Pedestrian scale, open water,
indigenous materials.
- I walk across the red bridge and
stand over a deep and beautiful gorge. It’s
unobtrusive, simple and quiet. My kids are
fascinated by it.
Negatives
- ‘No fishing‘ sign.
- ‘No fishing‘ sign does
not reflect the community's values of access,
openness and inclusion. We hope that the Marine
of the future is a town that has these values.
- This log cabin is not historical.
We don’t need a tourist attraction.
- Burris property - a beautiful
spot!
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Roads, Signs, & Hwy 95
Positives
- Judd and Berkey Streets are
peaceful little roads.
- It’s so quiet and safe that
people can walk down the streets without worrying
about cars.
- County 4 is narrow, slow, rolling,
aesthetic.
- The tunnel on 4 is the gateway to
town from the west.
- Judd St. has beautiful historic
houses along the river. Very walkable.
- Intersection of 4 and 95; maintain
stone walls and historic structures.
- We appreciate the huge crosswalk
sign and promoting a pedestrian friendly place,
even across 95.
- Narrow, country roads are a plus.
- Speed bumps are a plus in
neighborhoods with lots of kids- could use one on
Judd St.
- I value the No Snowmobile sign -
keep our streets safe and quiet.
- Intersection of 95 and Berkey St.-
low wetland, prohibit development.
Negatives
- 45 mph on 95: I would appreciate
this more if it were enforced. Better yet, I
would like to see this community organize to slow
down traffic to 25 mph (like Bayport).
- Work to reduce speed limit on 95.
It effects the entire town negatively.
- Slow the traffic on 95 - much too
fast for safety, too noisy.
- Don’t allow commercial
development on 95.
- I wish the highway didn’t cut
through town. I appreciate that Marine does not
cater directly to traffic on 95. No convenience
complex or McDonald’s- good!
- Cars travel too fast on County 4 -
would signs or speed bumps be appropriate?
- Why are so many big trucks
traveling on County 4? I suppose there will be
more once the development starts. Please be
conscious of those who live on 4.
- Bike path cracks and bumps - not
maintained once entering town from the north.
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River, Marina, & Public Landing
Positives
- Marina allows access to river for
lease owners, friendly place to congregate,
restaurant opens beauty of river to customers,
provides canoe service for all.
- Easy access to the river is a
luxury - we feel very lucky. What an amazing
sight to see a canoe at nearly every residence.
- Marina is an historic, beautiful
local gathering place.
- Value the river behind the general
store. Beautiful, but take out the stumps and
replace with a bench!
Negatives
- How should we control river use
and access to residents? To the public
(tourists)? Parking, refuse, bathroom
facilities-how much of our tax dollars will go to
providing access to the public? I value a quiet
little village. Need to develop a balance of
access for tourists and privacy for residents.
- Households along the river that
have clear-cut their banks.
- Unmarked public access discourages
use.
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Residential
Aesthetics
Positives
- Maintain residential property in
neighborhoods.
- Avoid congestion of automobiles.
Adopt ordinance on junk/inoperable cars and
provide for removal.
Negatives
- Unkempt front yard, visible from
the street. Trash, etc. left after construction.
- Should there be a date of
completion on projects?
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Historic & Residential Architecture
Positives
- I value all the old sheds, barns,
and outbuildings like Burt Hudson's barn. They
contribute to the rural character of our
community.
- I value the historic houses.
- Efforts should be made to restore
and preserve historic homes vs. tearing down and
replacing with new. Keep the old to keep the
historic flavor of the area.
- Maintain historic neighborhoods.
- Maintain historic structures in
residential neighborhoods. Encourage rehab of
existing structures, discourage acquisition of
real estate for the purpose of tear-down.
- We admire the old houses of Marine
and how well maintained they are.
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Marine
Elementary School
Positives
- Schools, ball fields, green space
- all should be preserved.
- I value a strong community school
for grades K - 6th.
- We’ve heard good things about
the school and look forward to when our kids will
attend. We will be very involved!
- Small, one class per grade level -
a real community school!
- Marine School is an important
place to our city. With top test scores in the
state, surely this place should be treasured as a
wonderful start for children for a long time to
come.
Negatives
- We want to see a second playground
not used by school kids - a safer, better one for
the little kids. Currently, we have to go to
Scandia.
- The playground equipment is unsafe
and obsolete. If the school won’t replace
it, the town should.
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Church
Positives
- The church is the most beautiful
building in Marine. Weddings and church services
go on there.
- I value the church and other
institutions we have in Marine. Provides for all
ages and welcomes entire community.
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Post Office
Positives
- The little park, the old trees,
the benches, the stone wall.
- Maintain the post office park.
Seek to have post office remain in our town.
- Maintain the downtown location of
the P.O. Walkable, pedestrian-friendly with
sheltered public space to stop & chat,
adjacent to green space.
- I value the ritual of going to
pick up my mail. I can live with limited window
service. Keep the P.O. in town.
Gazebo
Positives
- Offers central gathering space
plus open space.
- A public meeting space within
green space.
- Great spot!
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Historic Sites
Positives
- We like the historic bell and old
mill site.
- The old mill site is a quiet,
peaceful place.
- Historic sites and their open
spaces are appreciated.
- Maintain the historic sites and
structures.
- Maintain Oakland Cemetery and
historic structure there.
- Tunnel on 4 - cool landmark and
outlet for teens.
- Stonehouse Museum is where all the
historic things that are in Marine are saved and
preserved.
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Senior and/or Affordable Housing
Positives
- Do we need to plan for a full care
facility within the Stugas? Consider needs of
aging population.
- Affordable housing for elders is
good. Walking path is good.
Negatives
- Marine needs more affordable
housing.
- Diminishing economic, cultural,
social diversity within the community due to lack
of affordable housing.
- We hope that future housing costs
will not exclude middle class folks.
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State Park & Trails into it
Positives
- Ski trails and nature programs at
the park.
- Preservation of natural habitat.
- Path to park at school. Maintain
and enhance a strong pedestrian trail system
throughout town.
- The private entrance to the park
has always been special.
- I appreciate that we can ski or
walk in the narrow road through
- the woods is also cherished. It
has a very New England feel.
- What a privilege to be surrounded
by the State Park!
Negatives
- Bike path to the Park is full of
cracks and bumps - not
- maintained between Marine and the
park.
- Why has the path into the park
turned into a driveway?
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