Posted on: August 5, 2022
Sanford City Council and the Sanford/Lee County Planning Board will hold a public hearing to consider text amendments for residential development to the jointly adopted City of Sanford/Lee County/ Town of Broadway Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
When:...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: August 1, 2022
Turner Asphalt has been contracted to resurface and rehabilitate several streets owned/maintained by the City of Sanford.
Affected streets are: Barnes Street, Cliffside Drive, McLeod Drive, Colonial Drive, Fourth Street, Hall Street, Linden Avenu...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: August 1, 2022
The City of Sanford’s parks department and Lee County Parks and Recreation have partnered to present a fall movie series in Kiwanis Family Park.
Bring your chairs or blankets to the field inside the track area. Lazy J's Concessions and P...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: July 29, 2022
The public shall take note that the Sanford City Council will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, in Council Chambers of the Sanford Municipal Center beginning at 6:00 p.m.
View the meeting agenda here.
At the end of the meeting, Mayor Chet...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: July 27, 2022
The splash pad and restrooms at Kiwanis Family Park will be closed on Monday, August 1 and Tuesday, August 2 due to a plumbing line leak.
The main water supply to the park must be shut off to make the necessary repair.
The park will remain open during this ...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: July 25, 2022
After a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Sanford is excited to announce it will celebrate National Night Out on the first Tuesday in October this year.
Although it has typically celebrated NNO on the first Tuesday in August, the...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: July 5, 2022
The City of Sanford has been awarded $900,000 by the Rural Transformation Grant Fund to develop the Sanford Agricultural Marketplace in downtown Sanford.
The Rural Transformation Grant Fund is a new source of support for rural economic development projects...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: June 28, 2022
At its June 7, 2022 meeting, Sanford City Council approved the City of Sanford’s budget for fiscal year 2022-2023, which includes rate increases for water and wastewater users.
The City’s water rate will increase by 10 percent...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: June 10, 2022
Members of the former Sanford/Lee County Youth Council donated more than 900 books to two local elementary schools this week.
Disbanded in 2018, the Youth Council hosted the Race to Read 5k annually from 2012 to 2017 to promote literacy and raise funds to ...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: June 21, 2022
The City of Sanford’s parks department has scheduled a summer of music to help families get outside and enjoy our local parks.
Bring your chairs or blankets and a meal to share. Even better: Pick up dinner at one of the many downtown eateries ope...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: May 18, 2022
Registration has opened for the Sanford Municipal Golf Course’s annual Youth Golf Camp for youth ages 9-14.
The camp focuses on team building skills, golf etiquette, and of course the fundamentals of golf such as chipping, driving and putting. Ca...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: June 10, 2022
The City of Sanford will hold a public information session on Monday, June 20, 2022, to provide education and answer questions about a proposed System Development Fee Ordinance.
If passed, the ordinance would assess a one-time charge when a customer taps o...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: May 25, 2022
City staff presented the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year at the May 24, 2022 meeting of the Sanford City Council.
The proposed budget focuses on two major themes. The first is delivering superior services, especially in the realm of ...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: February 17, 2022
The NC Homeowner Assistance Fund is now accepting applications from North Carolina homeowners whose finances were impacted by the pandemic and who need assistance with housing-related expenses.
Established through the 2021 American Rescue Plan to...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: February 8, 2022
The City of Sanford has published its Popular Annual Financial Report, which summarizes the City’s financial activities for the last fiscal year.
The purpose of the report is to provide a user-friendly and easy-to-understand the financial informa...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: February 4, 2022
The City of Sanford Appearance Commission is currently accepting proposals from artists interested in creating commissioned public art murals.
There are two murals in the works. One will commemorate local racing legend J.D. McDuffie with his pit crew as th...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: January 27, 2022
The City is soliciting proposals from qualified independent auditors having sufficient governmental accounting and auditing experience in performing an audit in accordance with the specifications outlined within the RFP.
Additionally, the City of Sanford p...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: December 10, 2021
Low-income households affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic can apply for assistance paying water bills thanks to a new program administered by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
This program, called the Low-Income Household Water Assist...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: December 21, 2021
The City of Sanford's customer service department partnered with a local nursing and rehabilitation center to provide Christmas gifts to residents who may not otherwise receive gifts this year.
Center staff selected three residents and provided wish lists ...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: November 17, 2021
Chief Wayne Barber of the Sanford Fire Department was honored on Tuesday, Nov. 16 for being a Hometown Hero by the NC Automobile Dealers Association.
Barber was nominated by John Hiester Automotive. The award ceremony was held at the dealer’s Fuquay-Varina...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: November 19, 2021
Two City of Sanford projects have received an Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina (ACEC/NC).
Each year, ACEC/NC recognizes engineering firms for projects that demonstrate a high degree of achiev...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: July 27, 2021
Lee County Government, the City of Sanford, and Downtown Sanford, Inc. have partnered to provide free Wi-Fi access to a section of the downtown area.
Called “Open Sanford,” the Wi-Fi network is powered by Open Broadband, a hybrid fiber and fixed wireless I...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: November 16, 2021
Shook Construction has donated three benches to the City of Sanford for use at Kiwanis Family Park.
The donation is part of the company’s initiative to give back to communities in which they work, notes Matthew Gilroy, project manager for the company. Shoo...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: May 14, 2021
Governor Roy Cooper announced today that the State of North Carolina has removed its indoor mask mandate for most settings, effective at 1:30 p.m. per Executive Order 215.
In response, Sanford Mayor Chet Mann has rescinded the declaration of a state of eme...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: March 8, 2021
In October, Pilgrim’s announced a $515,000 investment in Sanford, NC, to support the community’s future through the company’s Hometown Strong program. Pilgrim’s has been working with local leaders to determine where the funds can best help meet immediate ...
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Municipal Notices
Posted on: December 17, 2020
The N.C. Department of Transportation has been awarded a grant to help bring passenger rail to Sanford and other North Carolina communities between Virginia and South Carolina.
The Federal Transit Authority granted NCDOT’s Integrated Mobility Division $900...
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Municipal Notices