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Subcommittee Reports: September 14, 2021

The City Council’s Subcommittees met on Tuesday, September 14. This is a brief overview of some of the items discussed. Municipal Operations and Property Trails Grant: The Trails Committee and Mousam Way Land Trust are requesting City Council approval for a grant submission to the federal government’s Recreational Trails Program. Lee Burnett made a short presentation describing how the grant funds would allow the creation of two connecting trails along sewer trunk lines near Sanford High School. The two new…
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Land Bank Update

The Land Bank Authority has more Dangerous Building hearings scheduled in the month of October. 1 John St. and 21 Butler St., both in Springvale, and 38 Jackson St. in Sanford will be on the City Council’s agenda for its October 19 meeting. With regard to the properties at the previous round of hearings, Ian Houseal, Sanford’s Director of Community Development, reported that he is still working on getting the abandoned car towed from 99 High St., as towing companies…
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City Council 9/7 Meeting Summary

The Sanford City Council met on Tuesday, September 7 via Zoom. The meeting began nearly a half hour late as the Council was in executive session. All members were present. Councilor Bob Stackpole led the Pledge of Allegiance and asked for a moment of silence. There was no Mayor’s report and no Subcommittee reports. City Manager Steven Buck announced the reopening of the vaccine clinic in the former Marshall’s store at the Center for Shopping. See that story. The Council…
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Council Debates Zoning Change for Nasson Dorms

At the City Council's meeting on September 7, a public hearing and first reading were held on the proposed rezoning of the former Nasson dormitories properties off Summer St. in Springvale from single family residential to urban. The Site Plan Review Committee and Planning Board both recommend approval of the zoning change. John Barth, owner of the property, said a number of developers have expressed interest in converting the former dormitory buildings into an apartment complex, but are waiting for…
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River St. Reconstruction Approved

Parking Issues Still to Be Worked Out At the City Council meeting on September 7, a public hearing was held on the 50% progress plans for the River St. section of the Mousam Promenade, a planned 10-foot wide bike/pedestrian path around Number One Pond. The River St. section is scheduled to be built next year, with the Riverside/William Oscar Emery section scheduled for 2023. Jared Winchenbach of Gorrill Palmer, the architectural firm in charge of the project, gave a presentation…
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