PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine town will ask voters if they want to spend $3 million to create a new public beach.

The referendum would dedicate a 23-acre chunk of beachfront as the first in Cumberland with public ocean access. The special election is set for this November.

The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1vxakBK ) reports the Payson family owned the land for generations. It is part of a 100-acre parcel the family sold this year to a developer, which might build up to 10 homes on the other 77 acres.

The beach is located near the Wildwood neighborhood. The Press Herald reports a conservation agreement signed by the former owners in 1997 could limit the public’s use of the beach.