City officials to revisit rezoning request Tuesday by the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, which seeks to develop an abandoned building into apartments for seniors and adults with families, with some emergency units for the homeless.
waterville city council
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council reconsiders rezoning for Highwood Street apartment proposal, takes first vote to approve
The City Council on Tuesday gave its initial consent to rezoning 8 Highwood St. so apartments can be developed for housing the most vulnerable people in Waterville. Three councilors who earlier rejected the plan this time voted in favor.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council to reconsider Highwood Street housing request
City councilors are scheduled to hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday to reconsider a vote to rezone 8 Highwood St. so the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter can develop it into housing for seniors, disabled adults with families and emergency units for the homeless.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council rejects rezoning for Highwood Street housing plan
City councilors on Tuesday voted 4-3 to rezone 8 Highwood St. so the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter could develop apartments for seniors and disabled people with families, and some emergency housing for homeless people, but the vote fell short of the needed supermajority.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council to consider zoning changes for Highwood Street, former church properties
The Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter wants to buy the property at 8 Highwood St., which has been vacant for many years, to house between 20 and 30 people, including adults with children.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council votes to buy $343,496 ambulance and equipment
The City Council decided Tuesday to purchase the new ambulance because of the growing need for transportation and medical services.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council expected to finalize $343,496 ambulance purchase
City councilors are scheduled to meet Tuesday to consider taking $250,000 from a Fire Department reserve account and another $90,000 from the city’s general fund to buy a new ambulance.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville treats more than 1,000 trees for browntail moths
City Councilor Thomas Klepach tells council this week trees have been treated with insecticide inserts at parks, recreation areas, schools and other places frequented by the public.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council votes to spend $343,000 on ambulance and equipment
Fire Chief Shawn Esler told city councilors Tuesday that there’s a need for a third ambulance, explaining that there was a dramatic increase in calls for ambulance service in the first three months of the year as compared to the same period last year.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council to consider ambulance purchase, outdoor dining, recreation requests
A new ambulance would supplement the two used ambulances the Fire Department has been using to transport patients.