An Act To Amend the Boundaries between the City of Sam and The Town of Old Orchard Beach (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2115
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: HOBBINS

Legislative Document 
No. 2115 
S.P.861 
In Senate, May 22, 2006 
An Act To Amend the Boundaries between the City of Sam and The 
Town of Old Orchard Beach 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator HOBBINS of York. 
Printed on recycled paper 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become effective 
until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, it is the desire of the Town of Old Orchard Beach and the City of Saco to 
change their common boundary; and 
Whereas, a parcel of land currently sits across the common boundary and the ability 
of the current owner to build on the parcel is uncertain without a change to the common ' 
boundary; and 
Whereas, the Town of Old Orchard Beach and the City of Saco have agreed that the 
parcel should be wholly within the boundary of the Town of Old Orchard Beach; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. P&SL 1883, c. 248, §1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 33, is further amended 
to read: 
Sec. 1. 
Boundaries changed and extended; payment of damages. All that 
part of the city of Saco lying within the following described lines and boundaries, 
namely; commencing at the easterly corner between the said city of Saco and the town of 
Scarborough; thence by the line between said city of Saco and said town of Scarborough 
northwesterly to a stone in the sea wall; thence N 42°55' W by a set line 693 rods, to a 
granite stone placed at a point where the line between said city of Saco and said town of 
Scarborough intersects with a line in the said city of Saco known as the Granger line; 
thence S 47°12' W 5,416 feet, more or less, to a granite stone inscribed "S" on the 
northwest side and "0" on the southeast side found set in the ground on the southwesterly 
side of the old location of the "East Old Orchard" Road; thence continuing on the same 
course 4,252.10 feet to a point located N 43°42'45" W 4.50 feet from a granite monument 
with drill hole found set in the ground; thence N 43°42'45" W 31.54 feet to a granite 
monument with drill hole found set in the ground; thence N 46°40'30" E 273.94 feet to 
the base of an old loose granite monument found set in the ground; thence N 47°11 '45" W 
148.88 feet to a granite monument with drill hole found set in the ground; thence S 
55°19'45" W 1,451.87 feet to an iron pipe found driven into the ground; thence S 
47°57'30" E 389.34 feet to a point located N 47°57'30" W 1.97 feet from a granite 
monument with drill hole found set in the ground; thence S 47°12'00" W 862.86 feet to a 
granite monument with iron rod inscribed "S" on the northwest side and "0" on the 
southeast side found set in the ground on the "Middle Line" so-called; thence continuing 
on the same course 3,850 feet, more or less, to a granite stone on the bank of Goose Fair 
Brook in said city of Saco; thence southeasterly by said Goose Fair Brook to the sea; 
thence southeasterly, on the same course 1,000 feet to a point; thence northeasterly, 
parallel to and 1,000 feet distant from the shore to a point 1,000 feet southeasterly from 
the boundary fIrst above named; thence northwesterly 1,000 feet to the boundary fIrst 
above named, or to such distance as the city of Saco may have owned or controlled prior 
to February 20, 1883; with all the sea shore and flats and all other interests in said land 
lying between the medial line of said Goose Fair Brook extended and said easterly comer 
of the city of Saco; and also that parcel of land described as follows: Beginning at a 
capped iron rod set (PLS #2190) on the northwesterly sideline of a private way known as 
Trotter Lane and the existing town line of Old Orchard Beach and city of Saco as of May 
10,2006 at the comer ofland now or formerly of Ronald Patoine; said point of beginning 
being N 37° 07' 57" W a distance of 59.85 feet from a capped iron rod found (PLS 
#2190) in the town of Old Orchard Beach at the intersection of the southeasterly sideline 
of said Trotter Lane and the northwesterly sideline of the cul-de-sac of Patoine Place, so-
called, at the easterly comer of land of Ronald Patoine; thence from said point of 
beginning S 49° 46' 25" W across the land of Ronald Patoine and along the existing Old 
Orchard Beach and city of Saco town line as of May 10, 2006 a distance of 21 0.17 feet to 
a point and land now or formerly of Ronald and June LaPointe; thence N 37° 07' 57" W 
along the land of said LaPointe a distance of 149.81 feet to a capped iron rod found (PLS 
#1235) and land now or formerly of Biddeford & Saco Water Company; thence N 57° 
55' 58" E along the land of Biddeford & Saco Water Company a distance of 594.18 feet 
to a capped iron rod to be set (PLS #2190) and land now or formerly of Richard and 
Ronald Patoine; thence S 41 ° 07' 26" E along the land of Richard and Ronald Patoine a 
distance of 65.27 feet to a capped iron rod found (PLS #1293) and the northwesterly 
sideline of said Trotter Lane and the existing town line of Old Orchard Beach and city of 
Saco as of May 10, 2006; thence S 49° 46' 25" W along the northwesterly sideline of said 
Trotter Lane and along the existing town line of Old Orchard Beach and city of Saco as 
of May 10,2006 a distance 0[387.11 feet to the point of beginning is hereby incmporated 
into a separate town by the name of Old Orchard Beach and the inhabitants thereof are 
hereby invested with all the powers and privileges and are made subject to all the duties 
and liabilities incident to other towns within this state. Provided the town of Old Orchard 
Beach pay to the city of Saco, as damages, such an amount as a committee, composed of 
the chairs of the boards of assessors of said Saco and of said Old Orchard Beach and one 
other disinterested person by them selected, may determine is just and equitable. 
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes 
effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the boundaries between the City of Saco and the Town of Old 
Orchard Beach. 
FIsCAL NOTE i' 
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Approved: 05118/06 ~ae 
LD 
LR 3293(01) 
An Act to Amend the Boundaries between the City of Saco and the Town of Old Orchard Beach 
State Mandate 
Fiscal Note for Original Bill 
Sponsor: Sen. Hobbins 
Committee: Not Referred 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current Cost - State Mandate 
New or Expanded Activity 
Unit Affected 
Costs 
Requiring a change to the boundary line between Old Orchard 
Municipality 
Insignificant 
Beach and Saco will necessitate revision of town maps and a new 
survey. The costs are not expected to be significant.