Maine’s Department of Marine Resources
Working Waterfront Access Pilot Program
C/O Coastal Enterprises, Inc,
2 Portland Fish Pier, Suite 206Portland, Maine 04101, 207-772-5356
Pine Point Municipal Pier, Scarborough
At the outlet of the Scarborough River and protected by Prouts Neck to the east and Pine Point to the south and west, Scarborough Harbor is one of the best natural Maine anchorages south of Portland. Since 1971 the municipal pier on Pine Point has served the town for pedestrian traffic only. But with current commercial boat use numbering 25 lobster boats and over 40 clam skiffs which provide income for 66 fishermen and 70 families, the facility is outmoded. With only 3 hours of deep water tidal access per day off the pier and no mechanical or vehicular loading available on the pier, fishermen are limited in their gear deployment and therefore their earned income from this site. Scarborough Marine Resources Officer Dave Corbeau has worked for six years to find money and support to build a new and larger pier. With the help of the WWAPP, three grants from the Maine DOT Small Harbor Improvement Program, and matching cash from the town, construction of the project will begin in the fall of 2009. The new pier will significantly increase the productivity as it will be three times larger and improve access by providing direct mechanized loading and offloading of vehicles. The Town of Scarborough was granted an allocation of $278,750.00 from the Land for Maine’s Future Board to purchase a covenant on their 2 acre property with a fair market value of $1,115,000.00. Click here to view the Town of Scarborough, Maine website.
