Landlords and tenants packed the City Council chamber Tuesday night to urge councilors not to approve the proposed ordinance, saying it is burdensome, violates tenant privacy rights and discourages rental property investment at a time when housing is sorely needed in the city.
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Waterville City Council to consider rental housing registration ordinance
The ordinance would require rental property owners to register with the city and provide emergency contact and other information, so police, fire and code officials could get into buildings quickly if there are problems.
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Waterville City Council appoints interim city manager who joined City Hall last year
The City Council appointed Assistant City Manager William Post as interim city manager Tuesday, after Steve Daly resigned abruptly from his position last month.
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Waterville City Council votes to accept city manager’s resignation, pay him four months’ salary
Councilors held a special meeting Wednesday at which they approved paying Steve Daly and giving him a health insurance reimbursement in a lump sum.
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Waterville City Council to consider city manager’s resignation
The council is expected Wednesday to discuss appointing Assistant City Manager Bill Post as interim city manager until a search for a new manager is launched and a candidate hired to succeed Steve Daly, who resigned abruptly last week.
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Waterville city manager announces abrupt resignation over ‘personal and urgent circumstances’
Steve Daly announced his resignation in a letter Thursday to city councilors after nearly two years on the job as Waterville’s top municipal official.
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Waterville council delays decision on police pay raises
The majority of city councilors Tuesday night said they needed more clarity on what proposed pay raises for patrol officers and commanding officers would mean for the long term before voting to approve them.
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Waterville City Council to consider pay increases for police
Councilors on Tuesday could approve two separate union contracts for police that would result in officers seeing a $3 per hour pay raise in January and another in July.
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Waterville workshop looks to prepare city for impact of climate change
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.