This Week’s Public Notices: April 24, 2022

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS The City of Sanford City Council will hold two public hearings on Tuesday May 3, 2022, pertaining to the maintenance and assessing of costs to maintain and operate the midtown mall parking lot.  All interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and will be given an opportunity to be heard at the hearing.  The public meeting will begin at 6:00 pm, held by remote methods, pursuant to 1 M.R.S. § 403-B(2)(D) and Section 6…
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A Place of Honor

The Sanford Fire Department hosted representatives from the Maine Forest Service this week, at a special ceremony at the Springvale Station to honor the memory of Firefighter Corydon Goodwin, who lost his life fighting a fire off Twombley Rd. in 1953. The fire consumed 2,800 acres from Springvale to Wells. FF Goodwin was the first Maine firefighter to lose his life battling a wildland fire. The plaque will have a place of honor at the station. FF Goodwin's name will also…
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Bright Future Planned for Mill Building

Sanford’s mill district is headed for a rebirth, as big plans are in the works for the building at 72 Emery St. Two of the building’s tenants, Isaac Ellowitz and Justin Graves, are teaming up with a business partner to purchase the building from Stone & Stone LLC, which has owned it since 2005. The closing is scheduled for next week. Mr. Ellowitz, who runs Westbrook Creek LLC, a medical marijuana cultivation business in the mill, says the partners’ first…
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City Council 4/19 Meeting Summary

The Sanford City Council met April 19, 2022 via Zoom. All members were present. Trust Funds: In her report, Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio spoke about the Sanford-Springvale Historical Society’s request for money from the William O. Emery Trust. The Society is asking for $28,332 in support of restoration of a circa 1910 garage, as well as landscaping, floodlights, and the creation of additional parking spaces on the south side of the Historical Museum. The Trust was created in 1940 with funds…
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News Notes: April 21, 2022

Effective April 20, York County Community Action Corporation (YCCAC) is no longer requiring passengers to wear masks on board YCCAC buses. Masks are welcome and remain an important preventive measure against COVID-19. Anyone needing or choosing to wear one is encouraged to do so. Passengers are advised that YCCAC may reinstate mask requirements at any time in the future should local, state or federal jurisdictions compel the agency to do so or if such a policy is deemed, by the…
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