Councilors are also expected Tuesday to consider the first of two votes needed to accept a grant to buy an inflatable water and ice rescue boat and training mannequin for the Fire Department.
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Waterville City Council OKs first read of proposed city, school budget
Councilors vote 6-1 to give initial approval Tuesday night to proposed spending plan, after adding a code enforcement officer and increasing the part-time city planner’s position to full time.
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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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Waterville council declares budget emergency to continue spending after end of fiscal year
The City Council held a special meeting Tuesday to authorize spending after June 30, as they wait to learn what the city will receive in state funding.
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Waterville City Council to consider emergency spending while new budget on hold
The City Council at a special meeting Tuesday plans to discuss the proposed budget and is scheduled to declare an emergency and vote to spend funds beyond the end of the fiscal year.
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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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Waterville signs onto Garbage to Garden food waste diversion program for residents
City Council votes 7-0 to spend up to $10,000 to start the program, which will collect food waste weekly from households and leave a clean bucket each week for the waste.
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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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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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Waterville pool fees to increase this year, but residents will not pay for use of slides
The City Council at a special meeting Tuesday voted 7-0 to increase pool fees for both residents and nonresidents, but waive the fee for use of slides for residents for this year only.