The City Council at a special meeting Thursday will consider disbanding a subcommittee that had been meeting illegally and instead authorize the city manager to spend up to $150,000 on coronavirus-related emergency needs.
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Waterville scrambles to meet public meeting laws
The COVID-19 subcommittee met again Monday and discussed how to move forward in light of the fact that the city has no provision in its charter to allow for it to make big decisions in emergencies.
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Waterville city councilor stuck in Cape Verde Islands
Councilor Flavia Oliveira, D-Ward 2, went to the island of Sal on March 3 to visit her family and was planning to stay 10 days, but was prohibited from returning to the U.S. because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Waterville council wants to keep coronavirus-response panel’s meetings secret, barred from public
The City Council voted 5-1 to amend the number of councilors on the subcommittee and make it an advisory-only panel, as a way of circumventing Maine’s open meetings law and barring the public.
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City Solicitor: Waterville coronavirus panel illegally met in secret, made unlawful decisions
City Solicitor William A. Lee III issued a memo to city officials Thursday saying holding subcommittee coronavirus meetings in private is illegal, and the panel does not have the authority to make certain decisions.
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Waterville to lease space to skydiving venture
The City Council decided to lease space to Vacation Skydiving at Robert A. LaFleur Municipal Airport, but a lease has not yet been reviewed or signed.
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Waterville creates emergency committee after attorney says restaurant, bar shutdown illegal
An opinion issued by Waterville City Solicitor William A. Lee III says any action to close bars and restaurants or place restrictions on them can be done only by the City Council with the passage of an ordinance.
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Waterville City Council to vote on Task Force’s authority over decisions regarding COVID-19
The City Council is scheduled to meet tonight at the Mid-Day Cafe at Mid-Maine Technical Center, a different location than usual because the Chace Community Forum now has limited access for meetings due to concerns about COVID-19.
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Waterville council approves $658,458 in paving projects
The City Council on Wednesday also honored resident Scott McAdoo with the 2020 Spirit of America Volunteer of the Year Award.
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Waterville City Council to consider paving projects
The council meeting, scheduled for Wednesday this week instead of the normal Tuesday, will also be held at a different location than usual: the Mid-Day Cafe at Mid-Maine Technical Center, next to Waterville Senior High School on Messalonskee Avenue.