Category: Planning & Development

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 take the International Woolen Company Boiler House and adjacent blighted land by eminent domain. Once the legal process is complete, the Boiler House will be demolished, the most contaminated soil will be excavated and the site will be capped with a public parking lot. The structural integrity of the retaining wall along Pioneer Avenue is a major concern. Once the…
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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 has plans to add a 3,520 square foot addition to its existing building at the corner of Shaw’s Ridge and Ridley Roads, as well as a new gravel parking lot. An expansion was originally approved by the Planning Board in 2019, but was delayed due to the pandemic’s impact on the events industry. The original approval has expired, so a…
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Starbucks Coming to Sanford

Photo credit: Kanesue via Creative Commons The Site Plan Review Committee approved an amendment to a major site plan for the Center for Shopping in South Sanford which will allow the long-vacant Bank of America building to be converted to a Starbucks Café with drive-through. The application doesn’t require Planning Board approval.
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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, the Planning Board granted preliminary approval to the Sanford Housing Authority’s application for a 44-unit senior apartment building to be constructed to the north of The Maples off Mayflower Drive.  The SHA’s request for a waiver to the requirement for a second access road to the project was tabled until the Board takes up final approval in August. The City’s…
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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 Mill and a new restaurant. Stenton Mill, River StIt has been two years since WinnCompanies first came to the city with a plan to develop the Stenton Mill on River Street. This week, they finally received approval for the project to go forward. Stenton Mill is slated for 90 units of mixed one- two- and three-bedroom apartments, along with an…
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