Waterville to consider Lockwood Mill housing plan TIF change
The Waterville City Council on Tuesday also will consider helping to fund community service organizations.
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WATERVILLE The public will have a chance Tuesday to ask questions and comment on a proposed change to a tax increment financing district and related development plan for the Lockwood Mills housing project.
The Waterville City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposal at 6:45 p.m. and consider taking a first of two votes on the TIF plans at the regular council meeting following the hearing. The meeting will be accessible via a link on the city’s website.
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WATERVILLE City officials plan to evaluate Waterville’s housing stock by forming a committee comprising two city councilors and up to six other residents who are involved in housing matters.
“We know that we have a housing crisis,” Mayor Jay Coelho said Thursday. “We don’t have enough.”
If the city wants more people to move to the area, officials must determine what the housing situation looks like, what mix of housing the city needs single-family homes, rental units and so forth and then see what can be done to effect change, according to Coelho.
“There’s a ton of housing options,” he said. “What do we want Waterville to look like in the future? I think that’s part of what this group will explore.”
Hotel opening, $11.2 million revitalization project among plans for this year in downtown Waterville
The Lockwood Hotel completion by Colby College is just one of many projects expected to occur this year in downtown Waterville, including the completion and opening of the Arts Collaborative across Main Street from the hotel.
The Lockwood Hotel on Main Street in Waterville on Thursday. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
WATERVILLE Colby College officials hope to open the Front & Main restaurant inside the Lockwood Hotel on Main Street downtown in late spring and the hotel itself, in late summer, if all goes according to plan and it is safe to do so.
Hotel opening, $11.2 million revitalization project among plans for this year in downtown Waterville
The Lockwood Hotel completion by Colby College is just one of many projects expected to occur this year in downtown Waterville, including the completion and opening of the Arts Collaborative across Main Street from the hotel.
The Lockwood Hotel on Main Street in Waterville on Thursday. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
WATERVILLE Colby College officials hope to open the Front & Main restaurant inside the Lockwood Hotel on Main Street downtown in late spring and the hotel itself, in late summer, if all goes according to plan and it is safe to do so.
Waterville City Council to consider final vote on downtown TIF district
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and be livestreamed from a link at the city s website.
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WATERVILLE The City Council is expected to consider a final vote Tuesday on a tax increment financing district for three Colby College properties in downtown Waterville, a move expected to generate revenue that could be used for other purposes, including downtown parking management.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and be livestreamed from a link at the city’s website www.waterville-me.gov. Those wanting to take part in the meeting must contact the city clerk’s office by 5 p.m. Tuesday to receive log-in or call-in credentials.