Crescent Beach State Park
Crescent Beach State Park is state-operated, public recreation area on the Atlantic Ocean in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States. The state park features a mile-long, crescent-shaped beach for swimming and sunbathing, fishing, sea kayaking, and trails for hiking and cross-country skiing.[1]
In the news
The state has leased 100 acres of the park from The Sprague Corporation (owned by the privately held Black Point Corporation)[2] since 1961. In 2013, the state's lease was extended for five years at a cost of $500,000. Under the original 50-year lease, the state paid $1 per year for use of the land, an amount that increased to $10,000 annually with a series of one-year lease extensions that began in 2011. The state has expressed interest in purchasing the entire property, one of the largest revenue-generating parks in Maine, when the current lease expires in 2018.[3] In 2012, the Maine State Employees Association (MSEA) protested the possible privatization of the park by Governor Paul LePage's administration, saying privatization would endanger the entire public park system.[4]
References
- ^ "Crescent Beach State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ "About Us". Black Point Corporation. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ Graff, Will (March 8, 2013). "Lease signed, state now eyes buying Crescent Beach in Cape Elizabeth". The Forecaster. Falmouth, Maine. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ Graff, Will (August 9, 2012). "Crescent Beach negotiations not improving; state employee union launches petition". The Forecaster. Falmouth, Maine. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
External links
- Crescent Beach State Park Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry