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Council OKs Budget Adjustments: PAYT Bags to Increase to $16

City Manager Steve Buck (at podium) details his recommended budget amendments. Source: WSSR-TV By Zendelle Bouchard City Manager Steve Buck presented his recommended municipal budget for fiscal year 2024/25 to the City Council on March 19, 2024, after which Council members debated and approved several adjustments. One adjustment to the revenue side of the budget would increase the price of the orange Pay-As-You-Throw trash bags from $14.50 to $16 per package. Deputy Mayor Maura Herlihy noted that other area communities…
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Big School Budget Cuts Proposed, but Council Wants More

Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson summarizes his budget presentation to the City Council. Source: WSSR-TV By Zendelle Bouchard Sanford’s Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson is proposing to make hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional cuts to the school budget following input from School Committee members and City Councilors who pushed for the reductions. The Committee met at a budget workshop on Monday, March 11, 2024, where Nelson presented four tiers of possible cuts. The exact details of the four…
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School Committee Highlights March 11, 2024

By Kendra Williams Public Comment General education social workers and principals from Sanford’s three elementary schools gave overviews of their roles, examples of their work and the difference it makes to students during the board’s March 11 meeting. They described student needs that would be unmet if those positions are cut from the budget. Sanford Schools’ Director of School Counseling Beth Letourneau spoke especially of the importance of the Sanford Middle School social worker. Parent Stephanie Jopling addressed the need…
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Council Looking for Further Budget Cuts

Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson answers questions from the City Council. Source: WSSR-TV By Zendelle Bouchard At a workshop on March 5, 2024, the Sanford City Council heard overviews of the municipal and school budgets. After the presentations, Council members made it clear they are looking for further budget cuts, but disagreed on how low they were prepared to go. The Council will delve deeper into both budgets in additional workshops over the next two weeks. Municipal Budget City Manager…
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Maine Defense Industry Alliance Announced in Sanford

A metal lathe operator at work Photo: U.S. Navy Some of Maine’s top political leaders visited Sanford on Friday, March 1, 2024, to announce the rollout of a $6.5 million training partnership involving Maine’s major defense contractors, the U.S. Navy, York County Community College (YCCC) and others. The announcement of the Maine Defense Industry Alliance was held at YCCC’s precision manufacturing training site in Sanford’s industrial park, which should see new investments. “The partnership was created to attract and train…
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