Delta Variant May Push City Committees Back to Zoom

At its meeting on August 3, the Sanford City Council reviewed and discussed amendments to its Rules and Order of Business. The first amendment, pursuant to the Maine state adoption of US CDC recommendations, requires members of the public, as well as elected officials, who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 to wear masks at public meetings if the US CDC rate of community transmission is “Low” or “Moderate” for York County. If community transmission is declared to be “Substantial”…
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Zoning Change Proposed for Former Nasson Dorms

The Site Plan Review Committee and Planning Board this week both recommended approval of a proposal to rezone three properties in Springvale from Single Family Residential to Urban. The properties include R5-91 and R5-94, located off Summer St., on which are several buildings that served as dormitories for Nasson College from the time they were built in the 1960s until the College closed in 1983. The properties, which comprise just under 20 acres, were sold to the Lenox School in…
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4 Sanford Homes Declared Dangerous Buildings

At its regular meeting on August 3, the Sanford City Council voted to declare four homes in the city dangerous buildings. Under Maine state law, a building may be adjudged a nuisance or dangerous if the Council finds that the building is structurally unsafe, unstable or unsanitary; constitutes a fire hazard; is unsuitable or improper for the use or occupancy to which it is put; constitutes a hazard to health or safety because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence or abandonment;…
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It’s Summer Splash Time This Sunday!

Get ready to get wet when Curtis Lake Church brings back their annual Summer Splash event this Sunday, August 8, from noon to 3:00 p.m. Over a dozen big inflatable FREE water slides will be set up in the back church parking lot, along with a dunking booth, bounce houses, and a special Summer Splash Jr. area for kids from birth to pre-K. A live DJ will be on hand to keep the music coming. There will be cheap eats,…
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The Animal Control Investigation Process

The recent seizure of a large number of animals from a Deering Neighborhood Rd. residence brought up many questions about the process by which complaints about abuse and neglect of animals are handled. Sanford’s Animal Control Officer, Lauren Masellas, outlined it for us as follows: Animal Control receives a complaint/concern about an animal(s). The ACO attempts to make contact with the owner and see the animals to determine if there are any care concerns that need to be addressed. Most…
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