Subcommittee Reviews Proposed Changes to Residential Zones
By Zendelle Bouchard The City Council’s Zoning Subcommittee met November 14, 2023. Subcommittee members Councilor Bob Stackpole, Deputy Mayor Maura...
Planning & Development
Neighbors Not Happy About RV Campground Planned for Sand Pond
By Alexa Livingston, UNE News Fellow A couple who have lived on Sand Pond in South Sanford for 20 years...
Growth Council Quarterly Update: Fall 2023
By Zendelle Bouchard Keith McBride, Director of the Sanford Regional Economic Growth Council, presented his quarterly report to the City...
Planning Update: September/October 2023
Architect’s rendering of the planned new Elm Street entrance to Goodall Library. By Zendelle Bouchard The pace of development in...
City Will Take Boiler House by Eminent Domain
By Zendelle Bouchard At its meeting October 3, 2023, the Sanford City Council voted unanimously to begin the process to...
August 2023 Planning Update: Businesses Expanding, New Housing In the Works
Site plan showing the proposed expansion of Above & Beyond Catering By Zendelle Bouchard Business Expansions Above & Beyond Catering...
Starbucks Coming to Sanford
Photo credit: Kanesue via Creative Commons The Site Plan Review Committee approved an amendment to a major site plan for...
Planning Update: July 27, 2023
Artist’s rendering of the proposed Mousam River Commons By Zendelle Bouchard Mousam River Commons: At its meeting on July 19,...
Downtown Projects Get a Green Light
At its June 21 meeting, the Planning Board approved two major projects on River St., the redevelopment of the Stenton...
Plans For New Senior Apartments Unveiled
In this plan, Main St. is at left and Mayflower Drive is along the bottom. Mousam River Commons is in...
Planning Board Meeting Summary – January 4, 2023
The Sanford Planning Board met January 4, 2023. All members were present. It was the first meeting for newly appointed...
Sanford’s Apartment Boom
Sanford is set to see a big expansion in the number of market-rate rental housing units in the next two...
Habitat for Humanity Building Homes in Sanford
Press Release Habitat for Humanity York County will be building multiple homes in Sanford beginning in spring 2023. Habitat currently...
Broad Partnership Created to Oversee Transit and Housing Initiatives
A coalition of stakeholders has begun the latest phase of the Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) from a US Dept...
Turning Copper-Covered Lots Into Green Energy Sources
The City of Sanford is Working to Install A Solar Lot on a Formerly Contaminated Site Press Release A project...
Land Bank Seeking to Accelerate Pace of Renewal
Request for Qualifications At the meeting of Sanford’s Land Bank Commission on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, members discussed responses that...
Sanford Awarded $25M in Federal Funds for Downtown Revitalization Project
Press Release The City of Sanford announced this week that it will receive a federal award of $25 million for...
Dangerous Buildings Update: July 2022
In the past two years, the City Council has declared 13 properties in Sanford to be Dangerous Buildings under Maine...
