Two Vacant Homes Declared Dangerous Buildings

At its meeting on April 5, 2022, the Sanford City Council voted to adjudge the homes at 12 Fieldstone Ln. and 26 Roberts St. to be dangerous buildings under state law, and ordered the nuisances created by them to be abated. A separate hearing was held for each property, and Ian Houseal, Director of Community Development, made the presentations on behalf of the City. 12 Fieldstone Ln. is a 960 sq. ft. ranch style home. It has been owned by…
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Upper Nasson Apartments Moving Forward

At its meeting on April 5, 2022, the City Council held a public hearing to receive comments on the creation of a Municipal Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District, for the Upper Nasson Apartments project. The property is being developed by GreenMars LLC of Portland. Nate Green and Chris Marshall, principals in the company, attended the meeting and gave a brief presentation on the project. The project area totals 25.64 acres in Springvale between King St. and the Rail Trail, and…
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School Budget Set for Voter Referendum in June

At its meeting on April 5, 2022, the Sanford City Council heard a presentation by Wesley Davie, Chair of the Budget Committee, on the recommended municipal and school budgets for fiscal year 2022/23. After voting unanimously to table the municipal budget until it could be discussed further at a workshop, the Council took up the School Department budget. The recommended School budget included appropriations of $58,894,561 and Capital Reserve spending of $363,995, against revenue of $43,780,711, leaving $15,477,845 to be…
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Vacancy on City Council to be Filled by Special Election

At its meeting on April 5, 2022, the City Council voted unanimously to hold a Special Municipal Election to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Councilor John Tuttle. The Special Election will be held on June 14, at the same time as the School Budget Referendum and the Democratic and Republican primaries. Nomination papers for the Special Municipal Election are now available in the City Clerk’s Office. The term of office would begin June 15, 2022 and end…
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News Notes: April 3, 2022

On April 22 and 23 at the Nasson Little Theatre, Floreymare productions in conjunction with the Opening Night Players will be performing The Painter In The Port, an original work written by Michael P. Dalleo and directed by Michael and Mary Anne Dalleo.  In this thrilling psychodrama, Jack Werner paints to forget his past. With his first exhibition approaching, Jack stumbles headfirst into his own nightmare. When some residents go missing, it’s up to the Sheriff and his goofy deputy…
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