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Planning Board Green Lights New Apartment Construction

Sanford’s stock of residential apartments will be increasing in the next year with two new projects which were given approval by the Planning Board on August 18. The Sanford Mill building at 61 Washington St. will undergo some interior renovations, as about half of the first-floor commercial space will be redesigned as 7 one- and two-bedroom apartments. The building owners have had difficulty finding commercial tenants for the space, but the residential units are full and there is a waiting…
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Zoning Change Proposed for Former Nasson Dorms

The Site Plan Review Committee and Planning Board this week both recommended approval of a proposal to rezone three properties in Springvale from Single Family Residential to Urban. The properties include R5-91 and R5-94, located off Summer St., on which are several buildings that served as dormitories for Nasson College from the time they were built in the 1960s until the College closed in 1983. The properties, which comprise just under 20 acres, were sold to the Lenox School in…
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Downtown Buildings Getting Facelifts

A couple of Sanford’s most visible downtown buildings are getting much-needed exterior improvements under their new owners. The Design Review Committee met with the building owners and reviewed the plans at its Zoom meeting last week. 14 Winter St. (pictured above), formerly the offices of Dr. Frank and Dr. McGuckin, will soon be reopened as a medical office, when Enso Recovery relocates from its current location in South Sanford. Owner Tim Cheney said the exterior work has already begun. The…
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Midtown Mall Parking Lot Project Approved

After many months of delays and modifications, the planned improvements to the city-owned Midtown Mall parking lot were approved by the Planning Board on July 7. The project includes a new pedestrian walkway through the middle of the parking lot, to connect Main St. with the stairway to the lower mall area. Partners Bank CEO Blaine Boudreau sent an email to the Planning Board to express his approval of the project. The Bank will be contributing some paving materials for…
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New Projects Approved

Sanford's Planning Board and Site Plan Review Committee are keeping busy this spring approving many new projects. Airport Plaza Storage Expansion At its meeting on April 20, the Site Plan Review Committee approved plans for the expansion of the Airport Plaza storage facility located at 1725 Main St. The owner, Patco Construction, plans to build a new 4,600 sq. ft. storage building on the property. The gravel parking area which serves the Plaza will be paved and the property will…
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