“It’s really an amazing product and it’s long overdue for us — it really is..,” Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey told the City Council.
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Waterville council approves $46.5 million budget, cuts tax rate by 26 cents
With the new Waterville tax rate of $25.50 per $1,000 worth of valuation, someone who owns a home valued at $100,000 will pay $26 less a year.
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Construction projects keep Colby College in Waterville busy this summer
Colby’s construction projects are underway this summer, some of which had been delayed due to the pandemic, vice president of planning at Colby said.
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Confusion over rezoning further stalls discussion of proposed events center at former Waterville church
The Waterville Planning Board on Monday night got mired down in a debate about what, exactly, they were to discuss regarding a request to rezone the former Sacred Heart Church property.
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Waterville City Council to consider emergency spending while new budget on hold
The City Council at a special meeting Tuesday plans to discuss the proposed budget and is scheduled to declare an emergency and vote to spend funds beyond the end of the fiscal year.
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Waterville hires law firm for legal opinion on proposed rezoning of Sacred Heart Church property
The city has hired Perkins Thompson P.A. to issue an opinion about whether the Planning Board and City Council actions on a request to rezone property to allow an events center.
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Developer planning for 14-lot subdivision off Lincoln Street in Waterville
Kevin Mattson, a partner in Dirigo Capital Advisors, plans to develop the Waterville subdivision, where he says he will build and sell market-rate houses.
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Board recommends Waterville church property be rezoned for events center, but with conditions
The Waterville Planning Board says a proposed events center in the residential neighborhood would have to close at 9 p.m. and have no alcohol on site.
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Waterville board to once again consider controversial plans to turn former church into events center
The Waterville Planning Board at its last meeting May 17 postponed voting on rezoning 72 Pleasant St. so Sacred Heart Catholic Church can be turned into an events center.
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Waterville council OKs funding for outside agencies after lengthy debate, heated criticism
The city years ago funded several outside agencies, but when times were tough, funding stopped for most organizations.