An architect’s drawing shows the final site plan for the Sanford Fire Department’s new main station.
By Jack McAdam
Fire and EMS Headquarters: Board members unanimously approved the final site plan application for the new main fire station, to be built on lower Main Street, including the former site of Springvale Nurseries. The main entrance will be on Mayflower Drive. There are also two driveways on Main Street, one for fire trucks, the other for smaller Fire Department vehicles.
It will still be months before the project is ready to start, though, because the state Department of Environmental Protection will look closely at it. One issue is that the parking lot might have to be capped because of potential contamination from the former dry-cleaning business on the site.
Paper streets: The board also unanimously approved a proposed private way from Boothby Avenue on Clarke Avenue and Camp Street – streets that were included in a subdivision plan from 1922 but never developed. The original plan called for a five-lot subdivision, but the updated application is just for approval of a private street. The applicants plan to add water lines but not sewer lines to land in the area and to build a sidewalk on one side of the new private street. The back lots off Boothby Avenue could not be developed unless the private way is approved and built.
A number of abutters were opposed to the application as they have been using the paper streets for parking and access and have been maintaining part of these streets. Abutters may appeal the decision.
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