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The 5-Year Plan for Sanford’s Roads

At the City Council’s workshop on roads held October 25, 2022, Public Works Director Matt Hill made a presentation on the City’s plan for road maintenance and construction for the next five years. The recent award of the $25 million federal RAISE Grant to reconstruct Sanford’s downtown streets, made possible by a close partnership with MaineDOT, allows the City to stretch local resources to go as far as possible for the benefit of all residents. Five Year Plan The long-range…

Parking Bans on River St., Westside Village

On Monday, October 24, 2022, an on-street parking ban is in effect from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm on River St. from Cottage to Laurel. Area businesses will remain open and accessible. Levesque Excavation will be removing a building foundation at the corner of River and Cottage Sts. There will also be a parking ban beginning Wednesday, October 26 at 7:00 am, continuing through Thursday, October 27 at 7:00 pm on the following streets: Kimball Street (from Twombley Road to…

This Week’s Public Notices: October 23, 2022

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Sanford Planning Board will hold Public Hearings and receive written and oral comments at its November 2, 2022 meeting at 6:30 pm regarding: Major Site Plan and Conditional Use to install a ground based pier mounted solar system on Joe Sevigny’s property located at 164 Hanson Ridge Road (Map R8/Lot 64A).Proposed changes to Section 280-15-6 Mineral Extraction Standards The hearings will be held in Council Chambers at City Hall, 919 Main Street, Sanford, or via remote video…

This Week’s Public and Legal Notices: October 16, 2022

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022 – 6:00 P.M. The Sanford Sewerage District Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on October 27, 2022 at 6:00pm regarding the proposed rate increase, “increasing the rates to overcome revenue shortfall due to recent legislation specifically LD 1911” pursuant to 1 M.R.S.  406. The hearing will be held in the Council Chambers located at 919 Main Street, Sanford. Questions should be directed to André Brousseau, Superintendent, 207-324-5313 or abrousseau@sanfordsewerage.org. NOTICE TO…

PFAS Results for the Sanford Water District Sources

Press Release The Sanford Water District is pleased to report that samples from all water supply sources have passed testing for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).  In 2021, the Maine Legislature passed legislation regulating six PFAS compounds. Test results of the six compounds are combined into one total PFAS number, which cannot be over 20 parts per trillion. In August and September 2022, the Sanford Water District tested all six active water supply sources for PFAS. Samples from three of…

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