Family frets, town sweats ; Cape Elizabeth is holding 'its collective breath' as the Sprague family debates preservation of its vast holdings - 2,073 acres of prime real estate. Rising tax bills may f

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MARK PETERS Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
04-04-2004
Family frets, town sweats ; Cape Elizabeth is holding 'its collective breath' as the Sprague family debates preservation of its vast holdings - 2,073 acres of prime real estate. Rising tax bills may force the family to sell some parcels and alter the town's rural character.
Byline: MARK PETERS Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: FRONT
Memo: "I think we need to be resigned to the fact that at some point that land will be developed." Michael McGovern, Cape Elizabeth town manager

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