Category: Planning & Development

Crystal Athletic Training Facility Approved

At its meeting on September 15, the Planning Board gave conditional approval to an application by 4Square, LLC for a new development at 414 Alfred Rd., near the intersection with Grammar Rd. Crystal Athletic Training Facility will include a 125’ x 150’ dome for indoor training, a Little League sized baseball field, and a high school sized baseball field with an outfield that can double as a multi-purpose field for other sports. The existing building on the property (formerly home…
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Townhouse Solar Project On Hold

At its September 1 meeting, the Planning Board heard input on a proposal by MSD Sanford LLC, to construct a 4.95 MW solar array on land owned by Townhouse Properties between Hanson's Ridge Rd. and Main St. Planning Director Beth Della Valle summarized the previous day's review of the project by the Site Plan Review Committee. She said that although the SPRC meeting was not a public hearing, several members of the public were allowed to speak and voice concerns,…
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Former Christmas Tree Farm Will Become Solar Project

At its meeting on September 1, the Sanford Planning Board voted 6-1 to approve a new solar power project on land off of Blanchard Road in Springvale. The property, owned by Hazen and Constance Carpenter, was a Christmas tree farm for many years until it ceased operation in 2015. The access road to the site will be across land owned by Harold and Lisa Carpenter. The total area of the two properties is about 90 acres, of which approximately 20…
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Council Debates Zoning Change for Nasson Dorms

At the City Council's meeting on September 7, a public hearing and first reading were held on the proposed rezoning of the former Nasson dormitories properties off Summer St. in Springvale from single family residential to urban. The Site Plan Review Committee and Planning Board both recommend approval of the zoning change. John Barth, owner of the property, said a number of developers have expressed interest in converting the former dormitory buildings into an apartment complex, but are waiting for…
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River St. Reconstruction Approved

Parking Issues Still to Be Worked Out At the City Council meeting on September 7, a public hearing was held on the 50% progress plans for the River St. section of the Mousam Promenade, a planned 10-foot wide bike/pedestrian path around Number One Pond. The River St. section is scheduled to be built next year, with the Riverside/William Oscar Emery section scheduled for 2023. Jared Winchenbach of Gorrill Palmer, the architectural firm in charge of the project, gave a presentation…
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