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Cable TV Choice Coming to Sanford

Sanford and Springvale residents will soon have a second option for cable television service, if all goes as planned. At the City Council meeting on May 5, a public hearing was opened on the pending negotiation of a franchise agreement with Comcast. Attorney Ben Plante of Drummond Woodsum has been working with the City on the negotiations, and he gave a summary of the major components that have been agreed on so far. Comcast is offering a ten-year cable franchise…
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Public Notices: April 23, 2021

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGThe Sanford City Council will hold a public hearing on May 4, 2021 pursuant to City Code Chapter 96, §4, on a proposed cable television franchise agreement between the City of Sanford and Comcast of Maine/New Hampshire, Inc.See www.sanfordmaine.org/notices to view the proposed agreement and to submit comments.The hearing will be held via remote video and teleconference pursuant to 1 MRSA §403-A. Instructions for joining the meeting will be posted April 30th on the City's website at…
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Final Municipal Budget On Hold

The final 2021-2022 municipal budget is on hold for now, awaiting more information out of Augusta before the City Council will vote to approve or amend it. On April 8, City Manager Steven Buck presented the proposed municipal budget and his recommended amendments to the Budget Committee. The proposed budget includes $30,535,165 in municipal appropriations and $3,922,668 in capital reserve funding, offset by $15,118,696 in municipal revenue. The balance of $19,339,137 is to be raised by taxation. This bottom line…
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ATVs on the Rail Trail Debated

Members of the City Council’s Municipal Operations and Property Subcommittee waded into the longstanding conflict between the Trails Committee and the Sanford ATV Club at their April 13 meeting, when they heard arguments from both sides about use of the Rail Trail. Unlike other Sanford trails, the Rail Trail is designated as multi-use, which allows for walkers, horseback riders, motorized and non-motorized vehicles. Hazen Carpenter, Chairman of the Trails Committee, and Nick Taylor, President of the ATV Club, submitted written…
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Property Tax Exemption & Current Use Deadlines Extended

At the City Council’s meeting on April 6, City Manager Steven Buck announced that, due to the Governor’s state of emergency declaration, the extended due dates for current use applications and exemption applications that originally applied to 2020, also apply to the 2021 applications. If you are eligible for any of the following programs, the filing due date, which was originally April 1, is now extended until June. Property tax exemptions: Property of Institutions and OrganizationsEstates of VeteransSolar and Wind…
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