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City Council Meeting Summary: February 2, 2021

Councilor Ayn Hanselmann led the pledge of allegiance. Subcommittee reports: Councilor Robert Stackpole gave a report on last week’s Zoning Subcommittee meeting. The Subcommittee spent quite a bit of time discussing how to proceed with the issue of retail recreational marijuana sales in Sanford. It is currently not an allowed use in any zone. He said the issue came up because there is a slight possibility the state may allow some kind of local taxation, which would benefit the city.…
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Councilor Lanigan Removed From Subcommittees due to Facebook Post

At the City Council’s meeting on February 2, Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio stripped Councilor Lucas Lanigan of his three subcommittee assignments after receiving a number of letters and emails complaining about a post he made on his personal Facebook page. In the post, which has since been deleted, he wrote “Communities have local budget control over schools. No kids in school! No school budget! #defundteachersunion.” Ms. Mastraccio read some of the letters and emails and said they would all be included…
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Major Road Construction Planned for 2021 and Beyond

At the February 2 City Council meeting, Sanford Public Works Director Matt Hill gave a presentation on upcoming Maine Department of Transportation plans for our community, including several major construction projects, totaling many miles of roadway, planned for this year. Four of our major arterials will have resurfacing work done this year: Route 202 from the urban compact line east of Sanford Medical Center to the Alfred town lineRoute 109 from just beyond the roundabout in South Sanford, to the…
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City Council 1/19 Meeting Summary

Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio announced that, instead of City Council members reciting the pledge of allegiance out of unison, effective immediately one Councilor would recite it, and that they would take turns at subsequent meetings. Councilor Robert Stackpole did the honors.In her report, Mayor Mastraccio spoke about the recent Leadership Team meeting she attended with Deputy Mayor Maura Herlihy, City Manager Steven Buck, Finance Director Ronni Champlin, Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson and School Committee Chair Don Jamison and Vice Chair…
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Council Revises Rules for Multi-Media Access

At its meeting on January 19, the City Council unanimously adopted revisions to the Rules of Procedure which govern how meetings are conducted. The major revision replaced a single-paragraph section on how meetings are to be televised, with a much longer section entitled “Multi-Media Presentation of City Council meetings/Workshops and/or Related Meetings.” Under the new rules, all regular City Council meetings must include live broadcast on public access television, a live stream over the internet, and a videotelephony platform (such…
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