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Homelessness Update: Cleanup, Housing First & Warming Center

Trauma Services personnel cleaning up the former encampment at Heritage Crossing. Photo: News & History of Sanford on Facebook By Zendelle Bouchard Heritage Crossing Cleanup At the City Council’s regular meeting on July 16, City Manager Steve Buck provided an update from the recent Homeless Task Force meeting on the closure of the Heritage Crossing homeless encampment. A staggering amount of trash and needles was collected from the site over two three-day cleanup sessions. The first cleanup session, by the…

2024 Construction Season

Some of the many roadway construction signs seen around Sanford/Springvale. Photo: Jordan Wilson Projects and Road Work in Sanford By Jordan Wilson, Communications Coordinator, City of Sanford It's summertime, and you know what that means: ice cream, beach days, lobster rolls, and roadway construction. Most roadwork is done in the summer because the weather provides ideal conditions, and the longer daylight hours allow for more efficient work. Additionally, summer breaks in school schedules reduce traffic. The City of Sanford has…

Tenters Disperse, Outreach Continues

Public works crews start the cleanup of the former encampment. Photo: Lee Burnett By Lee Burnett, Submissions Editor Mental health outreach workers continue to be in touch with people uprooted by the closure of a large tent encampment in the Mill Yard this week, City Manager Steven Buck told the Sanford City Council this week. Dozens of people were uprooted by the long-announced closure that began Monday morning. Some 22 people accepted offers of assistance through the resource hub at…

Walkers and Cyclists to Get Passage Under Route 4

Left to right: Parks & Rec Director Brady Lloyd, Sanford Trails Committee Chair Lawrence Furbish and Public Works Director Matt Hill gather at Powers Bridge on Route 4. Photo: Lee Burnett By Lee Burnett, Submissions Editor The Maine Department of Transportation plans to allow an underpass for walkers and cyclists in the revised reconstruction plans for Powers Bridge on Route 4, a modification that surprised and elated advocates. “I’m immensely happy,” said Lawrence Furbish, chair of the Sanford Trails Committee.…

Alfred Planning Board Greenlights Recovery, Training Center

York County government plans to break ground soon on a new substance use treatment and recovery center and separate first responder training center in Alfred. By Tammy Wells, York County media specialist York County government’s proposed substance use recovery center and separate first responder training center are now a go. The Alfred Planning Board approved the projects on Monday, June 3. This means the county can now seek bids for site work for the two projects on county-owned property off…

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