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This Week’s Public Notices: December 4, 2022

The City of Sanford Announces the Following 2023 Openings for Boards & Committees: The Airport Advisory Committee has three openings: two each for a three-year term for a Sanford resident who may or may not hold a  pilot’s certificate, and one for a three-year term for a Person who may or may not be a resident and holds a valid pilot’s certificate and operates an aircraft that is based at the Sanford Regional Airport. The Planning Board has four openings,…

ATVs Banned From Most of the Sanford Rail Trail

Motorized vehicles, including ATVs, snowmobiles and dirt bikes, will no longer be allowed to use the Rail Trail from Pleasant St. to the Lebanon town line, following a 4-3 decision by the City Council at its meeting on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. That represents about 75% of the Rail Trail through Sanford and Springvale. The Council also voted unanimously to revisit the decision annually. The discussion began with Parks and Recreation Director Brady Lloyd giving a brief rundown of Rail…

Sewer Rates to Increase 9%, Staggered Over 18 Months

At a public hearing held October 27, 2022, Sanford Sewerage District Superintendent André Brousseau presented information on the need for a rate increase to sewerage district customers. Mr. Brousseau said that new legislation passed this year by the Maine Legislature prohibits any material derived from wastewater treatment from being reused on any land in the state of Maine. This is due to the presence of PFAS, manmade compounds also known as “forever chemicals.” The Sanford Sewerage District has been keeping…

This Week’s Public Notices: November 13, 2022

City of Sanford / Village of Springvale, Maine INVITATION TO BID ON: THE RIVER STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT The City of Sanford, Maine will receive sealed bids for THE RIVER STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT until 2:00 pm on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at the Public Works Office, 156 School Street, Sanford, Maine, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The Invitation to Bid, Instructions to Bidders, Specifications, and Bid Proposal Exhibits are available at the Public…

This Week’s Public Notices: November 6, 2022

PUBLIC HEARING Sanford City Council Via in Person and Zoom Teleconference Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 6:00 PM The Sanford City Council will hold a public hearing on a proposed Amendment to Sanford City Ordinance, titled Parks, Schools, Malls and Cemeteries. The public hearing will be held at 6:00 pm on November 15, 2022. The current Ordinance can be found on the City of Sanford website. This hearing will be conducted both in person in the City Council Chambers, third…

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