City Council 6/20 Meeting Summary

The Alexson’s Cleaners building, formerly located at 46 High St. Photo credit: Google (2018). The Sanford City Council met June 20, 2023. The meeting started 45 minutes late due to an executive session held beforehand. Councilor Ayn Hanselmann was absent with notice, all others were present. The minutes of the June 6 meetings were approved. Mayor’s Report Mayor Becky Brink announced that, due to the July 4th holiday, next month’s Council meetings will be held on July 11 and July…
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Council Approves Regulations for AirBnBs and Other Short Term Rentals

At its meeting on June 20, 2023, the Sanford City Council approved amendments to Chapter 149, Licensing, Article V, Rental Housing of the City Code, adding language to regulate short-term rentals including AirBnBs. Sanford has several short-term rental properties, including treehouses and “hobbit homes” that are among the most popular in the state. The following are among the additions to the ordinance: Under Purpose; Intent, two statements were added: Preserve the residential quality of neighborhoods and residential uses to the…
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The Wall That Heals Coming to Sanford in September

The Wall That Heals is coming to Sanford in September 2023. This 3/4 scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington, DC is 375 feet in length and stands 7.5 feet high at its tallest point. The Wall, with its mobile Education Center, has traveled to nearly 700 communities across the country since its dedication in 1996. The exhibit is being hosted by the Sanford Elks and local veterans’ service organizations. It will be on display on Rt.…
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YMCA offers specialized camps

Sanford Springvale YMCA is offering specialized camps for middle-school-age youth in art, the great outdoors and science-technology-engineering-math. The Focused Fun camps are designed for kids who want to spend a week digging deeper into their passions alongside like-minded peers. Camps offered include Alluring Art, Creative Minds, and the Great Outdoors, with two one-week sessions available; July 10-14th and July 17-21st. “We are always looking for ways to meet the demands of the communities we serve,” said Matt Ouellette, Youth and…
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Obituaries

L-R Irene Jacques, Janice Brewster, Corinne Troiano, Shirley Prime Irene W. Jacques, 92, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2023, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Springvale. Born in Duluth, MN on March 7, 1931, while still a child her family moved to the booming mill town of Sanford where she eventually met her love, Roland Jacques. Four years after graduating from Sanford High School, Irene joined Roland in Fairbanks, AK where he was stationed in the…
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