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Community Matters - Chandler Preserve

Have you noticed the Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust markers recently placed on trees along South Road going towards Chandler’s Beach? This is the Chandler Preserve, a 9.6 acre property donated by Toby and StacieWebb in December or 2019 to CCLT. This parcel contains wildlife, forest, a stream, and wetlands. Between 1842-1896, a portion of the land was home to the West End School. When the school fell into disrepair, a new West End School was built across the road at the corner of School House and South Road. School children would play during recess on the Chandler Preserve parcel. Binky Boxer’s mother told stories of playing there at the “jumping off place,” as some called it. Children also called the woods “Old Dixie” according to Donna Damon. For now, The Chebeague and Cumberland Land trust plans to continue the parcel’s present- day use as a protected habitat for plant and animal species, water quality and watershed protection, carbon sequestration, and for the mitigation of climate change, as well as for year-round public access for recreation. Thank you, Toby and Stacie Webb, for this generous donation!

IMPORTANT NOTICE! Grant Applications to the Recompense Fund are due by April 30, 2021. This is a month earlier than last year, allowing grant funds to be sent to Island nonprofits sooner than in the past. Applicants who would like feedback in advance of final submission should also submit their draft application to recompensefund@gmail.com by April 15, 2021. A Recompense team will provide comments by April 23 rd . All grants will be reviewed and awarded before Memorial Day. Thank you to all our donors, your generosity during these challenging times is exceptional, and we thank each and every one of you! Our mission is our inspiration: To sustain Chebeague as a year-round community by supporting its nonprofit organizations

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Current Study is The Me and White Supremacy by by Layla F. Saad. All are Welcome! New book: Who Will Be a Witness? Igniting Activism for God’s Justice, Love and Deliverance by Drew G. I. Hart “Churches have begun awakening to social and political injustices, often carried out in the name of Christianity. But once awakened, how will we respond?” – from the back cover

Meeting on Sundays at 3 PM beginning January 3, 2021 Via Zoom: meeting # 899 7984 6008 • password: 20152020 EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND • FMI: gjbrown58a@gmail.com

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FEBRUARY 2021 CHEBEAGUE ISLAND COUNCIL CALENDAR