Cape Elizabeth Town Councilor Anne Swift-Kayatta
made an appeal for residents to apply for an open position on the
Spurwink Church Meeting House Preservation Commission.

    The commission will be involved in implementing and
executing an extensive renovation plan laid out by a separate
committee. The earlier committee which completed a 12-month study of
the historic structure’s needs nearly a year ago, identified
improvements estimated at the time to cost $260,000 and recommended
establishing an endowment of $225,000 for future repairs and upkeep.
The Town Council recently approved a borrowing plan that included
$300,000 dedicated to the renovation plan.

    The 200 year-old church is owned by the town and is
rented out to for private functions such as weddings. The earlier study
committee found the church’s foundation needs extensive rehabilitation
among other issues.

    Swift Kayatta specifically requested residents with
historic preservation expertise or a resident of the neighborhood near
the church would be especially welcome to apply.