Waterville City Council may follow state-recognized holidays, including Indigenous Peoples Day

Waterville city council

Published
October 13, 2019

Waterville City Council may follow state-recognized holidays, including Indigenous Peoples Day

Councilors on Tuesday also will consider buying two used ambulances for up to $131,000 to start a city-owned ambulance service.
Published
October 1, 2019

Area residents call Waterville mayor out over Columbus proclamation

Mayor Nick Isgro read aloud a proclamation at Tuesday's City Council meeting, declaring Oct. 14 Columbus Day, which drew criticism from the public, including one woman who asked him to apologize.
Published
September 30, 2019

Waterville mayor draws criticism for proclamation of Oct. 14 as Columbus Day

Mayor Nick Isgro's proclamation honors Christopher Columbus, who has become a reminder of the oppression and pain endured by the native people of the Caribbean islands, despite recent Maine law marking the state holiday as Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Published
September 18, 2019

Waterville Fire Department gets OK to buy tower truck

Waterville City Councilors approved more than $1 million in fire department purchases, including a fire tower truck, a resurfacing of the fire station floor and repairing masonry at the station.
Published
September 17, 2019

Waterville council, despite pushback from mayor, OKs rezoning for marijuana store near highway

Councilors voted 5-1 to approve the zoning change to allow an adult-use marijuana store at 475 Kennedy Memorial Drive with Chiarman Sydney Mayhew the lone dissenter.

Published
September 16, 2019

Marijuana store, more than $1 million in Fire Department purchases on Waterville council agenda

In addition to considering a request to rezone part of 475 Kennedy Memorial Drive to allow an adult-use marijuana store there, the City Council on Tuesday will consider awarding contracts to buy a fire ladder truck, resurface the fire station floor and do masonry repair, accept a FEMA Grant for the fire department and appoint a panel to study fire services.
Published
September 14, 2019

Waterville council to consider rezoning request for pot store

City councilors on Tuesday will consider whether to follow the recommendation of the Planning Board, which voted 4-3 Monday not to recommend the council rezone part of 475 Kennedy Memorial Drive so an adult-use marijuana store may open there.
Published
September 3, 2019

Waterville council appoints new Planning Board member

Samantha Burdick, director of resource development for United Way of Mid-Maine, will fill the unexpired term of Alek Fortier, who has moved out of the city.
Published
August 23, 2019

Waterville City Council debates the future of funding recycling center

With Waterville already operating a curbside recycling service, some councilors see recyclers such as I Recycle Inc. as redundant, but businesses see them as necessary.
Published
August 20, 2019

Waterville City Council refers rezoning for marijuana store to planning board

Councilor argues that back of the building that will house the pot store being within 500 feet of a house of worship should not pose an issue though the city's marijuana ordinance states that requirement.