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City Council 8/1 Meeting Notes

Growth Council Executive Director Keith McBride addresses the Council. By Zendelle Bouchard The Sanford City Council met August 1, 2023. All members were present. Mayor’s Report Mayor Becky Brink read a letter from Sanford Police Department Deputy Chief Eric Small. DC Small wrote about an organized effort to clean up the City-owned parking lot on Heritage Crossing, near the intersection with High St. The cleanup took place on July 19, the day after the owners of Rand & Company at…
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Task Force Gearing Up to Help Resident Homeless

By Zendelle Bouchard                                The City’s Homelessness Task Force has been activated to find solutions for Sanford’s growing resident unhoused population. City Manager Steve Buck told the City Council this week that the Task Force had a productive meeting July 31, 2023, and will meet biweekly going forward. Resident homeless people are defined as those Sanford residents who have recently become unhoused, or who have been unhoused for an extended period of time. The Sanford Police Department’s Mental Health Unit (MHU)…
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Needle Exchange Program to Relocate

By Zendelle Bouchard The controversial needle exchange program run in Sanford by Maine Access Points (MAP), has been temporarily shut down pending relocation to a new site. The program was operating out of a mobile unit at the corner of Heritage Crossing and Weaver Drive. At the City Council meeting on July 18, 2023, owners and employees of Rand & Company at the Sanford Mill described in detail how their business has been adversely impacted by substance users and trash…
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City Council Meeting Notes: July 18, 2023

By Zendelle Bouchard The Sanford City Council met July 18, 2023. Mayor Becky Brink was absent with notice, all other members were present. There was no Mayor’s report or Subcommittee reports. City Manager’s Report: City Manager Steve Buck reported at length on efforts the City is making to address the crisis of homelessness in our community. See that story for details. He also talked about The Wall That Heals, a 3/4 scale traveling replica of the Vietnam War Memorial that…
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Homeless Crisis Is Main Topic of Discussion at Council Meeting

by Zendelle Bouchard At the City Council’s regular meeting on July 18, 2023, the crises of homelessness and substance abuse that are impacting our community dominated the discussion in several agenda items. City Manager’s Report Asylum Seekers: City Manager Steve Buck updated the Council on the status of the families seeking asylum. There are a total of 35 families, 27 of which have been matched to permanent housing, although not all have been able to move in yet. The temporary…
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