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PublishedNovember 21, 2021
Our View: Local zoning drives high housing costs around Maine
Municipal officials don’t have to answer to the people who can’t afford to live in their community.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2021
Waterville increases police pay as departments struggle to recruit, retain officers
Waterville officials hope the wage hikes will lure experienced officers at a time when fewer younger people are considering a career in law enforcement.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2021
Waterville City Council to consider new police contract
The city manager says the three-year contract under consideration includes a pay scale that would make Waterville more competitive in hiring and retaining officers.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2021
After months of heated debate, Waterville Planning Board to vote on proposed events center
The Planning Board is expected to vote Aug. 24 on a memorandum to councilors recommending whether the council should rezone the former Sacred heart Church property to allow an events center there.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2021
Legal opinion says Waterville must redo review process for proposal to use former church as events center
Waterville Mayor Jay Coelho says the legal opinion shows 'we've been doing things a little backwards' as officials prepare to send the controversial proposal back to the Planning Board.
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PublishedJune 23, 2021
Waterville hires law firm for legal opinion on proposed rezoning of Sacred Heart Church property
The city has hired Perkins Thompson P.A. to issue an opinion about whether the Planning Board and City Council actions on a request to rezone property to allow an events center.
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
Sharp words, fear of lawsuits arise as Waterville councilors split over proposed events center
City Councilor and lawyer Claude Francke, D-Ward 6, warned councilors Tuesday that approving the zone change proposed for the Sacred Heart Catholic Church property could prompt a costly lawsuit.
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PublishedJune 14, 2021
Waterville City Council to consider zoning change so church building could become events center
The proposal to turn the former Sacred Heart Church property into an events center has sparked backlash from some neighbors who said they worry about disruptions to the neighborhood.
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PublishedMay 23, 2021
Jim Fossel: Maine doesn’t need to ban Airbnb
Towns and cities already have the tools they need to regulate short-term rentals.
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Commentary: Broadband is good. Sprawl is not. How can Maine have one without the other?
Critical to success are multiple-community planning and engagement as well as local leadership.
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