An Act To Amend the Municipal Boundary between the Town of Old Orchard Beach and the City of Saco (AFfER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2188
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: HOGAN, DAMON, BEAUDETTE, BLANCHARD, MARLEY, MAZUREK, PENDLETON, PERCY, SCHATZ, TUTTLE

Legislative Document 
No. 2188 
H.P.1558 
House of Representatives, February 5, 2008 
An Act To Amend the Municipal Boundary between the Town of 
Old Orchard Beach and the City of Saco 
(AFfER DEADLINE) 
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 Representative HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach. 
Cosponsored by Senator DAMON of Hancock and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BEAUDETTE of Biddeford, BLANCHARD of Old Town, MARLEY of 
Portland, MAZUREK of Rockland, PENDLETON of Scarborough, PERCY of Phippsburg, 
SCHATZ of Blue Hill, TUTTLE of Sanford. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. P&SL 1883, c. 248, §1, as amended by P&SL 2005, c. 68, § 1, 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 comer 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 3 miles to a point; thence 
northeasterly, parallel to and 1,000 feet 3 miles distant from the shore to a point ~ 
feet 3 miles southeasterly from the boundary first above named; thence northwesterly 
1,000 feet 3 miles 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 
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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 of land 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 of65.27 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 of 387.11 feet 
to the point of beginning is hereby incorporated 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. 
SUMMARY 
This bill extends the municipal boundary between the Town of Old Orchard Beach 
and the City of Saco by extending the current easterly boundary of the Town of Old 
Orchard Beach to 3 miles seaward.