City Council Meeting Summary

The Sanford City Council met Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Councilor Becky Brink led the Pledge of Allegiance and asked for a moment of silence for Councilor John Tuttle and his family. Councilor Tuttle has missed the past several meetings due to ill health. Mayor’s Report Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio provided an update on last week’s Subcommittee meetings. In addition to the items we reported on last week, she said the Property Subcommittee heard that the handrail on the stairway leading to…
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Council Allocates $2.24 Million in ARPA Funds

The City Council voted on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, to authorize a plan for spending the $2,242,786.27 the City is slated to receive from the federal government through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). At a workshop on November 30 of last year, City Manager Steve Buck offered a proposed spending plan to the Council, and with their input, refined it into the final plan outlined below. The plan may be amended by the Council at any time through the…
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Boiler House Declared a Dangerous Building

At the City Council meeting on January 18, a hearing was held to determine whether the International Woolen Mill Boiler House in the millyard next to Pioneer Ave. meets the criteria to be declared a dangerous building or nuisance under state statute. The Boiler House is part of the 7.5 acre Sanford Mills Historic District which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The property has been owned by Regco, Inc., since 2007. Prior to that the owner of…
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News Notes: January 16, 2022

The City of Sanford/Village of Springvale will institute a winter weather emergency parking ban beginning at 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 16, 2022. The parking ban will remain in effect until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, January 17, 2022 on all City streets. Parking on the public way is prohibited until the parking ban is lifted. The Maine Piano Festival that was scheduled for next weekend at the Sanford Performing Arts Center has been cancelled due to the spread of Omicron…
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Spartans Home Games Schedule: Week of January 17, 2022

Tuesday, January 18 Boys Varsity Ice Hockey (Marshwood/Traip/Sanford/Noble) vs. Biddeford/Massabesic/OOB, 5:30 p.m. at Dover Arena Wednesday, January 19 Girls 7th Grade Basketball vs. Kennebunk, 3:30 p.m. at Sanford Middle SchoolGirls 8th Grade Basketball vs. Kennebunk, 4:45 p.m. at SMSVarsity Wrestling vs. Marshwood, 6:30 p.m. at Sanford High School Partners Bank Competition Gym Friday, January 21 Boys 7th Grade Basketball vs. Biddeford, 4:00 p.m. at SMSGirls JV Basketball vs. Kennebunk, 4:30 p.m. at SHSBoys 8th Grade Basketball vs. Biddeford, 5:15 p.m.…
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