This Week’s Public & Legal Notices: November 21, 2021

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Sanford Planning Board will hold a public hearings & receive written & oral comments at its December 1, 2021 meeting starting at 6:30 pm on Andrew P. Powell’s application for a Major Site Plan to add a 25,906 square foot addition to the existing Casco Bay Molding’s facility, along with associated parking and a new entrance off the Walmart right-of-way, on its property located at 32 Smada Drive (Tax Map R19, Lot 207). The hearing may be…

Subcommittee Reports

Three of the City Council’s subcommittees met Tuesday, November 16, 2021. This is a brief summary of what was discussed at each. Municipal Operations and Property City Manager Steve Buck introduced the City’s new Communications Coordinator, Jordan Wilson. Airport: Allison Navia, Manager of the Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport, gave a brief overview of each of the three agenda items relating to the Presidential Lane infrastructure improvements. A $250,000 loan, which was approved as part of the current budget, will pay…

News Notes: November 18, 2021

All City offices and both Libraries will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 25 and 26 for Thanksgiving. The Transfer Station will be closed on Thursday but open on Friday. Thursday’s trash and recycling will be picked up on Friday, and Friday’s trash and recycling on Saturday. Sign up now for Spartan Youth Wrestling’s Dodgeball Tournament Fundraiser which will be held Saturday, December 11. Pre-registration is $60 per coed team of six players. You can also register the day of the Tournament…

School Committee Meeting Summary

The Sanford School Committee met Monday, November 15, 2021, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. All members except John Roux were present. The minutes of the previous meetings were approved. There were no public comments or communications. Committee Reports Construction: Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson gave a brief update. School Department officials met with the Maine Department of Education to discuss the arbitration scheduled for next month about unresolved issues with the construction of Sanford High School. There is…

Good News From Sanford Schools: November 18, 2021

Compiled from Staff reports and Facebook posts Sanford School Department K-12 School Counselors Angela Avery is a new 8th grade School Counselor at Sanford Middle School. We are pleased to announce that she will be a presenter at the National School Counselor Conference this July in Austin, Texas. This Conference is attended by approximately 4000+ national and international school counselors every year. Her topic will be Connecting All Students with Suicide Prevention. Angela is passionate about the work of suicide prevention and on…

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