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With Christmas in the rearview mirror, it's time to toss the tree! Public Works will make their way around town picking up real Christmas trees left on the curbside (no artificial ones) through the month of January. Tree pickup starts the week of January 6th and will be on your normal trash pickup day.

Happy New Year! 2025 has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? We're embracing the new year and everything in store for the Town of Scarborough. Town Manager Tom Hall speaks to this pointedly in his annual message, which reflects back on the standout moments of 2024 and looks ahead at what's anticipated. We also do a further breakdown on the year "by the numbers", and request your feedback on two important studies that will help shape future funding priorities.

By Tom Hall, Scarborough Town Manager

As 2024 comes to a close, I look back positively on the influence that many engaged community members have had on notable efforts this past year. The year started with fresh results of a community survey—the second in three years—as well as other feedback on various topics from residents ranging from our aging school buildings, to traffic, taxes, and growth.

After months of work by consultants, Town staff, and the Ad Hoc Open Space Committee, a draft of the Town’s Open Space Plan is available for the public to review. The Open Space Plan is a document that provides the Town with a comprehensive set of strategies to ensure the Town’s approach to land conservation is done in a way that serves the whole community and protects important natural resources. The public is invited to review the draft plan and provide feedback until January 15, 2025.

And that's a wrap! As the year winds down, we’re taking a moment to crunch some numbers—not the budget kind, but the ones that tell the story of the Town of Scarborough in 2024. From conserved land to committee work and a major election, the numbers show just how much has happened in our active community. Here’s a look at some of the highlights.