This week in Biddeford
What's coming up at City Hall, what was decided, and how the city is doing. Updated every morning.
Coming up
All meetings7 public meetings this week.
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Institutional Zone Review Committee
Draft ordinance 10-29-2026, conservation easements, preservation areas, and university use.
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Cable Television Committee
Discussion of cable franchise negotiations, Channel 3 vs. 85 programming, and a building update.
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Sustainability Commission
Project Canopy Grant Opportunity and UNE Summer Fellow follow-up, plus updates on Wild Seed Demonstration Garden and Beach Management Ad Hoc Committee.
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Historic Preservation Commission
Discussion of district identifier signs and the Kleinfelder Survey final report.
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Wastewater Management Commission
Sewer fee abatement for Eastwoods Retirement Community at 310 Granite Street, plus Alfred Street Phase 3 construction updates and future CSO projects.
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City Council
Homelessness pilot program, Cannon Plaza Chapter 46 revision, airport leases, and Biddeford Housing Authority TIF/CEA amendment.
Recently decided
All decisionsFrom the latest minutes the city has posted. Minutes come out after a board approves them, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
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Planning Board
Approved 30-lot Woodlands Reserve subdivision off Parkside Drive; approved 1-year extension for UNE pier at 11 Hills Beach Road; recommended data center ban.
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Planning Board
Recommended banning data centers and smaller front setbacks; approved 46-unit AVESTA housing on Barra Road and a day care at 19 Waco Drive.