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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…
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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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Neighborhood Renewal Progress

At their October 20 meeting, members of the Sanford City Council voted unanimously to accept a bid from Alex D. Cyr Excavations of Springvale to demolish a home located at 49 North Avenue. The Council declared the property a dangerous building, and ordered the nuisance abated in October of 2019. Asbestos was abated in March of this year. The owner, heirs of Dale Sanchez, has not been found. The mortgage holder is the United States Department of Agriculture, a federal…
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City Council Meeting Summary 10/6

At the Sanford City Council’s regular meeting on Tuesday, October 6, the following items were presented or discussed: City Clerk Sue Cote gave the Council an update on voting and the preparations for the election. She reported that the drop box for absentee ballots has been installed and is under 24 hour camera surveillance, with a motion detector that sends her an alert. Footage will be recorded and forwarded to the Police Department if there is any suspicious activity. She…
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City Council 9/22 Meeting Summary

At the City Council’s regular meeting on Tuesday, September 22, the following items were among those presented or discussed: Mayor Tom Cote began by reminding people who wish to report violations of the mask ordinance to call the Police Department, not the City Council. He also described a conversation with Governor Janet Mills, who called him to express her support for everything Sanford is doing to contain the outbreaks of Covid-19, and offer whatever state assistance might be needed. Mayor…
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