Category: Planning & Development

Major Road Construction Planned for 2021 and Beyond

At the February 2 City Council meeting, Sanford Public Works Director Matt Hill gave a presentation on upcoming Maine Department of Transportation plans for our community, including several major construction projects, totaling many miles of roadway, planned for this year. Four of our major arterials will have resurfacing work done this year: Route 202 from the urban compact line east of Sanford Medical Center to the Alfred town lineRoute 109 from just beyond the roundabout in South Sanford, to the…
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Growth Council Update

At the City Council’s January 19 meeting, Sanford Growth Council Director James Nimon gave an update on some of the new economic development projects that are in the works. He mentioned the New England Battery Storage facility that we wrote about in this article, and said the recently renovated One Eagle Drive building has several prospective tenants. Mr. Nimon told the Council that Harrison Development, LLC, a commercial real estate management company with a focus on environmentally conscientious buildings, is…
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City Moves Quickly to Address Jagger Mill Hazard

The City of Sanford has moved quickly to address the danger posed by the old Jagger Mill building, which partially collapsed after a storm in early December. The City's Land Bank Authority has been attempting to work with the owners to address issues with the property since 2018. The property taxes have not been paid since that year. Ian Houseal, Sanford's Director of Community Development, told members of the Land Bank Authority on Tuesday that the structure has been moving…
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Proposed Zoning Change Clarifies Mental Health Services

A proposed change to Sanford's zoning ordinance adds a new Land Use category for Mental Health Practitioners. A Mental Health Practitioner is defined as one which provides diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders and/or the diagnosis and treatment of individual or group social dysfunction brought about by such causes as mental illness, alcohol and substance abuse, physical and emotional trauma, or stress. The reason for proposing the new category is to differentiate practitioners offering these services from…
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Downtown Apartment Buildings Given Preliminary Approval

At its December 16 meeting, the Planning Board gave preliminary approval to two new apartment buildings to be constructed in downtown Sanford. The developer, TPD Construction Co., is currently building similar apartments in South Sanford near the roundabout. One of the new buildings would be located on Roberts Street where Ballenger Auto is now. It would include 24 one- and two-bedroom units. The other 12-unit building would be on Main Street, on the vacant lot between the former Verizon building…
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