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PublishedJanuary 16, 2022
Augusta’s parking requirements hinder housing development, official says
City's restrictions on mobile homes and parks could also be obstacle to creation of new affordable housing at a time when more is needed.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2021
Waterville Planning Board endorses rezoning part of College Avenue to allow more housing
Board votes Tuesday night to recommend the City Council rezone part of College Avenue to allow for apartment development.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2021
Waterville board to consider request to rezone part of College Avenue to allow apartments
The recommendation comes as the city's newly formed Housing Committee is being charged with assessing what officials say is a housing crisis in the city.
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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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