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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 members Jace Clarke, who previously served on the Board, and Kyle Landry, who was previously a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Election of Officers: Lenny Horr nominated Jack McAdam for the position of Chair. There was no second. Oliver Jones nominated Tom Morgan for Chair, seconded by Crystal Tenney. The vote was 6-1, with Mr. Horr voting in…
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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 years, with major building or renovation projects happening all over town. The first new units to be available will be at the Sanford Pointe community, being expanded by Scarborough Woods LLC with three new buildings on Patriot Lane in South Sanford. 40 apartments, ranging from one to three bedrooms, are being constructed. Two of the buildings are being constructed with…
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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 owns three parcels of land, purchased from the City of Sanford, that will support a minimum of five units. Habitat is excited to be working on infill lots to transform what was once a neighborhood liability into an affordable homeownership opportunity. Habitat anticipates opening the application process for a three-bedroom home in January 2023. The agency partners with York County…
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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 of Defense grant. Press Release The City of Sanford stands to benefit from a microtransit project that is slated to be located in Sanford to accommodate Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers. As the city with the largest number of PNSY employees, Sanford is an important participant in the coalition that has been established to oversee the continued implementation of transit, housing,…
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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 over 30 years in the making is soon coming to a successful close. 229 New Dam Rd. was once home to CGA Inc., a circuit board recycling facility. CGA vacated the property in the 1990s and large waste piles of circuit board shear trim, tires, wood, metal, rubber, plastic, cloths, cans, cardboard, and concrete were left behind by the former…
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