Finding a new city manager to replace Roy was difficult during the coronavirus pandemic, when travel and setting up interviews was difficult, and those who know Roy best say his institutional knowledge of and dedication to the city he grew up in would make it hard to find a comparable successor.
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Hotel opening, $11.2 million revitalization project among plans for this year in downtown Waterville
The Lockwood Hotel completion by Colby College is just one of many projects expected to occur this year in downtown Waterville, including the completion and opening of the Arts Collaborative across Main Street from the hotel.
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Waterville and a local land trust awarded $50,000 grant for South End housing
The grant from the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Wells Fargo for the city and Waterville Community Land Trust was one of only eight awarded to cities around the country that are working to create safe, affordable housing.
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Former Larsen’s building in Waterville gets ‘top-to-bottom’ renovation and will house nutrition store
Businessman Bill Mitchell is renovating 57 Main St. in downtown Waterville, where Elm City Nutrition is slated to open on the first floor this spring and the upper two floors are large, high-end apartments.
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Waterville council postpones final vote on downtown TIF
City Manager Steve Daly said the city is trying to identify what the revenues from a new tax increment financing district may be used for.
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Waterville City Council to consider final vote on downtown TIF district
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and be livestreamed from a link at the city’s website.
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Waterville invited to apply for grant that could lead to $400,000
The application process to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is in two phases and communities accepted could get up to $400,000 each to help improve specific areas of their city, town or region.
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Council hires Stephen J. Daly as Waterville’s new city manager
City councilors Tuesday also welcomed the city’s 53rd mayor, Jay Coelho, who was sworn into office earlier in the day by City Clerk Patti Dubois at City Hall.
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Waterville planners approve plan for police firearms training range
After a lengthy discussion Monday, the Planning Board also voted to table a request to approve final plans for a 60-unit expansion to Countryside Mobile Home Park off West River Road.
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Waterville council poised to consider hiring new city manager
The council on Tuesday also will consider keeping City Manager Michael Roy on until the end of January and swearing in new Mayor Jay Coelho, councilors and committee appointees, and electing a council chairman.