Property Subcommittee Notes

The City Council’s Municipal Operations and Property Subcommittee met October 11, 2022. The Subcommittee is comprised of Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio, Deputy Mayor Maura Herlihy and Councilor Becky Brink. Holly Daze Parade: See separate story. Mousam Way Loop Trail Update: Parks and Recreation Director Brady Lloyd presented a brief update on the Mousam Way Loop Trail behind Sanford High School. He is in the process of applying for the Shoreland Zoning permit. Once that is granted the project will go out…

Scarecrows Take Over Sanford for 2nd Year!

Selfies with Sanford Scarecrows is back! The Friends of Downtown's 2nd Annual event has 23 participants this year, and local businesses and organizations have done a fabulous job once again. Get in on the fall fun and go on a scarecrow adventure, right here in town! To be eligible for prizes, take a selfie with any of the participating scarecrows and share the picture in the Facebook event https://fb.me/e/2xDPkBWpH and tag "Friends of Downtown" - you will be entered in a raffle…

Animal Control Update: Fall 2022

At last week’s Public Safety Subcommittee meeting, Sanford Police Department Animal Control Officer Lauren Masellas provided a quarterly update on her work. She was happy to report that they had a 100% return rate on stray dogs during the quarter from July 1 through September 30. Dogs Of the 76 dogs who were reported at large, 14 were found by their owners before Animal Control got there. 27 were found by the ACO, identified by their tags or microchips, and…
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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,…

Meet the State Senate Candidates

The candidates for State Senate District 33 appeared at the Candidates Night event held at City Hall on October 12, 2022. This report is a summary of the questions and their responses. The questions were developed by Shawn Sullivan, Tammy Wells and Zendelle Bouchard, with suggestions submitted by local residents. The candidates began with introductory statements. Matt Harrington gave a brief statement detailing some of his experience. He has served in the State Legislature representing House District 19 for the…

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