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This Week’s Public Notices: September 24, 2021

21 BUTLER STREET, NOTICE OF DANGEROUS BUILDING HEARING. On October 19, 2021 at 6:00 PM in City Hall, 919 Main Street, or by remote methods, the City of Sanford, Maine, City Council will hold a hearing to determine whether 21 Butler St, identified as Tax Map K16, Lot 21, and further described in a Deed recorded in the York County Registry of Deeds, Book 14570, Page 671 and Mortgage recorded at Book 14570, Page 673, is a dangerous building or…

What Does a Water District Trustee Do?

by David Parent, Superintendent of the Sanford Water District The Sanford Water District is a quasi-municipal entity, consumer owned, chartered by the Maine Legislature.  The District is owned by the consumers it serves.  We have three elected Trustees who serve three year terms, so one is up for election every year.  The primary duty of the Trustees is oversight, mostly financial, but also on policy issues.  They are the elected representatives of the customers we serve.  Each month the Trustees…

This Week’s Public & Legal Notices: September 12

FINDINGS AND ORDER – DANGEROUS BUILDING – 6 PROULX COURT, SPRINGVALE MAINE On August 3 2021 the City Council of the City of Sanford, Maine held a hearing to determine whether 6 Proulx Court identified as Tax Map K15, Lot 36 and further described in a Deed recorded in the York County Registry of Deeds at Book 16467, Page 367 and Mortgages recorded at Book 14601, Page 434 and Book 15191, Page 90 is a dangerous building or a nuisance…

This Week’s Public and Legal Notices: August 27

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Sanford City Council will hold a Public Hearing and receive written and oral comments at its September 7, 2021 meeting at 6 pm, to Establish a Moratorium on Mineral Extraction Lagooning and/or Creation of Ponds. The hearing may be held in person in Council Chambers at City Hall, 919 Main Street, Sanford, or via remote video and teleconference, pursuant to 1 MRSA §403-B(2)(D) and Section 6 of the City Council Rules of Procedure as amended and adopted August…

Soaring Property Values Mean Higher Tax Bills For Homeowners

Most Sanford and Springvale homeowners got unhappy news in their property tax bills this week, as the big bump in the residential real estate market has resulted in higher tax bills for homeowners. Many commercial property owners, by contrast, saw their tax bills drop, as the value of commercial property has not increased at the same rate as residential property. The amount in the school and municipal budgets to be raised by taxation increased in total by 1.06% this year,…

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