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Solid Waste Contract Renewal May Cost Taxpayers

Photo: Zendelle Bouchard By Zendelle Bouchard The contract that Sanford and 11 other southern Maine communities have with Casella for waste handling and disposal will expire in July 2025, and representatives from most of the municipalities met November 8, 2023, to begin discussion on renegotiating that contract as well as other options. The other towns in the group include North Berwick, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Old Orchard Beach, Wells, Dayton, Acton, Shapleigh, Buxton and South Berwick. Sanford currently has a very low…
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City Council 11/8 Meeting Summary

By Zendelle Bouchard The Sanford City Council met November 8, 2023. All members were present.   Mayor’s Report  Mayor Becky Brink began the meeting by dedicating the moment of silence to the people of Lewiston. Brink thanked the Sanford Police Department for the team of officers who were sent to Lewiston to help following the recent mass shooting, and for other members of the SPD who stepped in to fill the gap while they were gone. She read a letter of support…
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Council Tables Polling Place Consolidation

By Zendelle Bouchard At the November 8, 2023 City Council meeting, a public hearing was held on City Clerk Sue Cote’s proposal to consolidate Sanford and Springvale’s three wards in to one, and the three polling locations to one. The proposed new single polling place would be at Veterans Memorial Gym, 678 Main St. The deadline for making these changes before the next election is December 6, 2023. Cote said when she started in the Clerk’s office there were seven…
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City Council 10/17 Meeting Summary

Members of the Sanford Fire Department were recognized for Meritorious Service. Credit: City of Sanford By Zendelle Bouchard The Sanford City Council met Oct. 17, 2023. All members were present. Mayor’s Report Mayor Becky Brink thanked the organizers and participants in this year’s Candidates Night forum. Subcommittee Reports Councilor Ayn Hanselmann reported on the Public Safety Subcommittee meeting held Oct. 10. See this story for details. Councilor Bob Stackpole reported on the Oct. 10 Zoning Subcommittee meeting. The proposed ordinance…
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City Will Take Boiler House by Eminent Domain

By Zendelle Bouchard At its meeting October 3, 2023, the Sanford City Council voted unanimously to begin the process to take the International Woolen Company Boiler House and adjacent blighted land by eminent domain. Once the legal process is complete, the Boiler House will be demolished, the most contaminated soil will be excavated and the site will be capped with a public parking lot. The structural integrity of the retaining wall along Pioneer Avenue is a major concern. Once the…
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