Both roads are city streets, not state roads. Locally owned roads are not covered by the Maine Department of Transportation s traffic plans. It has very steep drainage issues. DOT engineer Dawn Coffin reiterated that any improvements to the road would have to be required by the city. Morabito s preliminary review questioned the sight distances from the Beechland Road, which she said do not meet DOT speed-limit standards.
CORD also is concerned about the impact of development on education.
Increased business draws employees and employees bring families. Families have children who go to school. We know that businesses have difficulty finding sufficient employees to meet customer demand. We wonder where the employees Wal-mart talks of are going to come from. We can only assume that our population will grow, which is fine, but housing, particularly affordable housing for people in low-wage employment, is not available.