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City Council 12/8 Meeting Summary

At the City Council’s regular meeting on December 8, the following items were presented or discussed: Mayor Tom Cote began the meeting by giving a shout out to Mr. and Mrs. Claus, Councilors Ayn Hanselmann and Luke Lanigan, the Sanford Police and Fire Departments, Public Works and Parks and Rec, for the Christmas tree lighting at Central Park, and to Sarah Schnell and WSSR-TV for the great video of the event.City Manager Steven Buck gave an update on the Covid-19…

City Council 11/24 Meeting Summary

At the Sanford City Council’s regular meeting on November 24, the following items were among those presented or discussed: Up to $200,000 in funding for the Preliminary Design Phase of downtown Sanford reconstruction, as outlined in the Planning Partnership Initiative study, was approved. The money will cover 50% of the design cost, with the other 50% to be paid by Maine DOT. Sanford’s share will come from engineering costs budgeted for other future road construction projects, which may result in…

City Council 11/10 Meeting Summary

At the City’s Council’s regular meeting on November 10, the following items were among those presented or discussed: Mayor Tom Cote offered congratulations to Mayor-Elect Anne-Marie Mastraccio; to Jonathan Martell on his election to City Council, and to Maura Herlihy on her reelection; and to Lucas Lanigan and Victor DiGregorio on running positive campaigns for Mayor. He has reached out to Rep. Mastraccio and will assist her with the transition as their schedules allow.City Manager Steven Buck presented the certified…

City Council 10/20 Meeting Summary

The Sanford City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, October 20. The following items were among those presented or discussed: The Mayor, Councilors and City Manager all gave kudos to City Clerk Sue Cote and her staff for the way early voting and absentee voting have progressed so smoothly. As of Tuesday, the office had received 5,451 requests for absentee ballots, and 3,717 of them had been returned.James Nimon of the Sanford Growth Council presented his quarterly report to…

City to Pursue Legal Action Against Owners of Blanchard Rd. Property

On October 20, the City Council voted unanimously to authorize Code Enforcement Officer Jamie Cole to serve civil process on Joseph T. Dunican and Ashley Carruthers, owners of the property at 277 Blanchard Road in Springvale. The property has been the subject of numerous complaints by neighbors for the past year. Mr. Dunican and Ms. Carruthers operate The Baked Boxer LLC out of the property. The “About Us” page on the company’s website describes the business as “a Medical Marijuana…

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