The Community Resilience Partnership, a program of the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, is set to issue $4.75 million over the next two years to help fund community projects that reduce energy use and help make communities more resilient.
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Waterville explores options for emergency shelters as rental assistance runs dry
The city was told 191 households in Waterville are in jeopardy of losing their housing because emergency rental aid they receive, which is funneled through MaineHousing and the Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, has ended.
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Waterville City Council approves library parking plan
The move by the City Council on Tuesday will change Appleton Street to one-way traffic from Elm Street to near the Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons, and create more parking for those using the Waterville Public Library.
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Waterville council meeting canceled for lack of quorum
The City Council was supposed to hold a public hearing on a plan to free up more parking for the Waterville Public Library by turning a portion of Appleton Street from two-way traffic to one-way.
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Waterville City Council expected to vote on library parking plan
The public can offer input prior to Tuesday’s City Council meeting on a plan to give the Waterville Public Library 19 designated parking spaces by changing part of Appleton Street to one-way traffic from Elm Street to the Colby College dormitory on The Concourse.
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Proposed ordinances target vacant, unsafe buildings in Waterville
The City Council discussed Tuesday the purpose of a proposed vacant buildings ordinance, as well as a rental registration ordinance that would require landlords to register with the city and provide contact information in case problems arise with their properties.
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Waterville to begin public listening tours to get input for improving outer downtown
Waterville City Council Chairperson Rebecca Green on Tuesday announced the process is set to start next week and continue into February to plan for improvements around downtown that are not included in the current revitalization project.
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City Council to host fifth session seeking public input on downtown Waterville
The public meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Elm at 21 College Ave., and is to be followed by a regular council meeting.
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Waterville City Council OKs Police Department review, applauds chief ahead of his retirement
City councilors Tuesday approved the use of $40,000 to contract with the International Association of Chiefs of Police to review Police Department operations.
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Waterville police chief plans to retire next month as city considers sweeping review of department
Joseph Massey, 69, has been with the Waterville Police Department for 36 years, the last 15 as chief. He is leaving at a time when Mayor Jay Coelho says he favors restructuring the way the city agency is run.