Neighbors - Town Garage planning is important to VG as it is one of our last opportunities to provide public input on the Drowne Rd facility just up the street from us.  Thank you all for your continued support of our neighborhood.

Cumberland Announcement

On Tuesday, April 14th at 6pm the Town will be holding the final neighborhood meeting on the Town Garage expansion. This meeting will be televised on Channel 1301. 

If you have questions, please email Bill Shane at wshane@cumberlandmaine.com before or during the live broadcast. All questions will be read aloud and addressed by our engineer, Dan Diffin of Sevee & Maher Engineers.

We apologize that you will be unable to present at the meeting, but hope you will participate via email. Instructions on how to participate in the Planning Board Meeting will be posted on the Town Website by Friday, April 17th. 

Renderings

Information for the April 14th Meeting

• Photometrics (side by side)
• Preliminary Lighting Design
• Submitted Lighting Design

Dear Neighbors, The Cumberland Food Pantry is currently in need of donations.  Please consider helping out.

Donations If you would like to make a food donation to the Community Food Pantry, there are shopping carts located outside of Town Hall, near the front entrance. They are checked regularly throughout the day! Please do not leave donations behind the building near the Food Pantry doors. Other additional food needs include: Crackers, Canned Pears/Peas/Carrots, Nuts & healthy snacks, Pancake mix & syrup. If you would like to make a monetary donation, checks (made payable to Community Food Pantry) can be mailed to: ATTN: Community Food Pantry, 290 Tuttle Road Cumberland, ME 04021. The Community Food Pantry will be open to our customers (Cumberland, North Yarmouth, Pownal, New Gloucester) on ALL Fridays from 2-6pm. They have adopted a new system to keep everyone safe. It will be a drive up service, where groceries will be delivered to your car. Please remain in your car unless instructed otherwise by a staff members. We are in a rationing mode and will do our best to supply as many items as we can to your family! Thank you in advance! We appreciate your thoughtfulness during these difficult times.

Announcing the first edition of the Village Green Newsletter, courtesy of Erin Falk.  Please click to read!   VG April Newsletter.pdf

Thank you to Katherine Pelletreau for her Covid 19 outreach suggestion to the VG neighborhood.

Cumberland Crier - Public Services News announced the Tuttle Rd Brush Dump is open in April. The Brush dump is closed at Drowne Rd.

The new Brush Dump Facility will be opening for the season on Saturday, April 4th at 284 Tuttle Road. All residential fees have been suspended until July 1st. Cumberland commercial businesses need to purchase a permit. Please email Laura Neleski. Beginning after Saturday, April 4th, they will be extending their hours for the month of April! Tuesday – Friday: 11am-3pm Saturday: 9am-12:30pm

In an effort to engage and distract kids from the anxiety of this challenging time, communities across the country are participating in a "Bear Hunt." Neighbors are putting teddy bears in their windows for kids to "hunt" when they walk around their neighborhoods.. Please follow the link below for more about another Maine community's participation.

https://www.wmtw.com/article/monmouth-residents-go-on-a-bear-hunt/31949754#

If you don't have bear or another stuffed animal to display, but would like to participate, please see below your neighbor, Terry Danowski's, offer to lend bears and more.

The Cumberland library (or is it just some creative parents?) is suggesting that residents put teddy bears in their windows so kids can go on a bear hunt. Already have a few around the neighborhood! If anyone would like to borrow a bear to help with this fun diversion on family walks, please let me know at tdanowski@me.com and my donating teens will leave it on your front porch so you can place it in your window. If there is a run on bears you might get a stuffed giraffe, penguin, or Ugly Doll instead!

Thank you!

Terry Danowski

77 Wyman Way

Participation is optional, and deciding to borrow items should be weighed by you own comfort level and following health professional recommendations..

Hello Village Green Residents,

My wife, Nancy is a hospice nurse and part of an ongoing volunteer effort to provide protective masks for the state of Maine, she is looking for donations of CLEAN used t-shirts and/or bed sheets that are preferably 100% cotton.

If you can help with this important effort, please leave your donation at 7 Baxter Lane tomorrow between 10-12 in the bins provided. Your donation will be given to volunteers who will cut and sew the material into protective face masks. Thank you.

John Law

Date: 3/17/20

RE: COVID-19

Dear Homeowner,

This letter is meant to share with you how we at Phoenix Management are responding to the Coronavirus and offer suggestions on how best to protect you and your family.

Basic Facts:

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person.  The virus that causes it is a novel coronavirus that was first identified in Wuhan, China.  Symptoms include mild to severe respiratory illness, fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Your health care provider is the best source of information to answer any medical concerns.

As the CDC has stated, there are simple, preventative actions we can all take to prevent the spread of all respiratory viruses, such as:

• Avoiding close contact with people who are sick
• Avoiding touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with your hands
• Frequent hand washing with soap and water, for at least 20 seconds
• Covering coughs and sneezes with an elbow or tissue 
• Staying home when you have a fever, and not returning to school or work until being fever-free for at least

24 hours

For more information please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html.

In response to this disease we are taking the following precautionary steps to help curb the spread:

• -       Starting Wednesday, March 18^th our offices will be closed to the public. This will be in effect for a minimum period of 2 weeks.  We will reassess at the beginning of next week and plan to re-communicate to you at that time.  Please note that there is a mail slot to the right of the main entrance door that can be used to drop off paperwork / information or to leave payments. If you need to meet with someone in person that meeting will need to be scheduled directly with that person by calling our main number 207-571-3061.
• -       Any face to face meetings will be held in our conference room.  After each meeting the table and chairs will be wiped down with a disinfectant.
• -       Requests for projects to be completed by our Maintenance Team will be on hold for a least the next two weeks. We will be reevaluating the situation after that time.

We encourage everyone to stay informed and to stay calm. Knowledge and taking actions like washing of hands will go a long way to calm fears and curb the spread of this disease. We all need to be part of the solution.

Sincerely,

Aaron Bateman

President

Reminder: Please keep off the pond! Some kids were seen playing around the pond and on the ice this week. Please remind children and their guests that the pond is not a safe place for play. No one should be on the ice!  Climbing on the rip rap or the banks of the pond can be dangerous as these areas are unstable.

Thank you for your attention and cooperation.

Public Works Garage Informational Meeting

Event Date: 

 

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 6:00pm Council Chambers 

The Town of Cumberland is holding a series of neighborhood meetings regarding the Public Works Garage relocation.
 

Handouts/Presentations from previous meetings:

• Public Notice
• Site Location
• Base Map
• Presentation - January 22, 2020
• Presentation - February 5, 2020

Public Works Garage Informational Meeting - Wednesday, January 22nd

POSTED ON: JANUARY 13, 2020 - 12:26PM

The Town of Cumberland is intending to file a Site Location of Development Act application with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The application is for the permitting of historical and proposed development on four Town owned parcels at 23 Drowne Road, 3 Oak Street, 290 Tuttle Road, and a setback off Tuttle Road between the Town Forest and railroad.

A public informational meeting will be held at Town Hall on Wednesday, January 22nd at 6pm. The purpose of this meeting is to provide information about this project and the MEDEP Review process to any interested parties.
 

• Public Notice
• Site Location
• Base Map