Fiscal Year Ends With Expenses & Revenues Above Projections
By Zendelle Bouchard At the City Council meeting on August 1, 2023, City Manager Steve Buck presented some information on...
Budgets & Taxes
News Notes
Notre Dame Church in Springvale would be demolished in about a year if voters approve construction of a new fire...
School News
School Budget Approved A small cohort of voters approved a $61 million school budget Tuesday by an 80-20 percent margin,...
School Department Proposes 4% Increase
At its meeting on February 27, 2023 Sanford School Committee approved what Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson described as “a...
Despite Dramatic Drop in Mill Rate, Taxes Still Going Up
At the City Council's meeting on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, City Manager Steven Buck presented some brand new information on...
Latest Update on 2021/22 Municipal Budget
At the July 19, 2022 City Council meeting, City Manager Steve Buck gave an update on the 2021/22 budget, which...
City Ending the Fiscal Year in Good Financial Shape
At the City Council meeting on June 21, 2022, City Manager Steven Buck had good news for the Council and...
June 2022 Election Results
School Budget Passed - Termath Elected to City Council - McAdam will Face Lanigan for District 141 Seat School Budget...
June 14 Election Info
On June 14, 2022, Sanford and Springvale voters will go to the polls for three separate elections: The School District...
Charter Review Committee Will Recommend Expanding Budget Committee
At its meeting on April 11, 2022, the Charter Review Committee discussed some key issues with regard to the budget,...
Fate of Budget Committee Under Review
The Charter Review Committee met April 4, 2022, and continued reviewing the City Charter. In addition to the Committee members,...
School Budget Set for Voter Referendum in June
At its meeting on April 5, 2022, the Sanford City Council heard a presentation by Wesley Davie, Chair of the...
Charter Review Committee Wants Your Input
The newly-appointed Charter Review Committee held its second meeting on March 28, 2022. Before beginning discussion on the Charter itself,...
Budget Committee Approves Brownfields Bond for International Woolen Co. Property
At its meeting on March 24, 2022, the Budget Committee approved a request from the City’s Planning Department for a...
Budget Committee Hears Details of Proposed City Budget
Municipal Revenue Sharing from the State Expected to Rise Sharply The City’s Budget Committee met for the first time this...
First Look at Proposed Capital Improvements for 2022/23
Last week we gave a short overview of the proposed municipal budget for fiscal year 2022/23 as presented to the...
Council Gets First Look at 2022/23 City Budget
On Tuesday, February 15, the City Council got its first look at the proposed 2022/2023 municipal budget when City Manager...
School Budget Request Will Include Expansion of Pre-K and BRIDGE Programs
If Approved, Willard School Will Become the New Home of BRIDGE and Sanford Community Adult Education Sanford School Committee members...
