City Council 8/1 Meeting Notes

Growth Council Executive Director Keith McBride addresses the Council. By Zendelle Bouchard The Sanford City Council met August 1, 2023. All members were present. Mayor’s Report Mayor Becky Brink read a letter from Sanford Police Department Deputy Chief Eric Small. DC Small wrote about an organized effort to clean up the City-owned parking lot on Heritage Crossing, near the intersection with High St. The cleanup took place on July 19, the day after the owners of Rand & Company at…
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Fiscal Year Ends With Expenses & Revenues Above Projections

By Zendelle Bouchard At the City Council meeting on August 1, 2023, City Manager Steve Buck presented some information on the status of the municipal budget for fiscal year 2022/23, which ended July 31. Expenses are closing at $39,402 over budget for the fiscal year, primarily due to overages in the General Assistance budget ($664,525) and payroll costs for overtime due to staff shortages and buyouts due to retirements ($241,891). In the past few years, unexpended funds in the Public…
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Task Force Gearing Up to Help Resident Homeless

By Zendelle Bouchard                                The City’s Homelessness Task Force has been activated to find solutions for Sanford’s growing resident unhoused population. City Manager Steve Buck told the City Council this week that the Task Force had a productive meeting July 31, 2023, and will meet biweekly going forward. Resident homeless people are defined as those Sanford residents who have recently become unhoused, or who have been unhoused for an extended period of time. The Sanford Police Department’s Mental Health Unit (MHU)…
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Nomination Papers Available Now for November 2023 Election

By Zendelle Bouchard                                Want to have a say in how our city is run? Nomination papers for municipal offices are available now at the Clerk’s office in City Hall. The following offices will be on the ballot: City Councilor – 3-year term (2). These seats are currently held by Maura Herlihy and Jonathan Martell. City Councilor – 1 year to finish unexpired term. This seat is currently held by Nathaniel Hitchcock. School Committee –3-year term (2). These seats are currently…
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Needle Exchange Program to Relocate

By Zendelle Bouchard The controversial needle exchange program run in Sanford by Maine Access Points (MAP), has been temporarily shut down pending relocation to a new site. The program was operating out of a mobile unit at the corner of Heritage Crossing and Weaver Drive. At the City Council meeting on July 18, 2023, owners and employees of Rand & Company at the Sanford Mill described in detail how their business has been adversely impacted by substance users and trash…
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