Saco City Council Meeting - October 19, 2026

The Saco City Council meeting on October 19, 2026, included a presentation on the Roux Institute’s Venture Forward small-business growth program. The program offers an eight-week curriculum, mentorship, and student project support. Its stated cost is $40,000; KeyBank offered $10,000 from its foundation to subsidize a Saco program, leaving $30,000 to be covered. City staff said workforce-development funds within the TIF program are available and they will review the documentation to determine whether council approval is required. A Saco cohort is being considered for 2028, but the council took no vote or commitment on funding. The meeting also discussed Community Development Block Grant housing assistance and potential TIF uses for municipal buildings, with staff to clarify eligible uses; no allocation was approved. A presentation described building safety assessments, staff training, and security-camera upgrades, though the transcript provides no clear funding or purchasing decision for that work.

The council voted 7–0 to schedule a November 9 public hearing on Tower Co. LLC’s contract-zone petition for a proposed wireless telecommunications facility on Ricker Road; this was a land-use action, not a contract award. It also advanced amendments to the sewer ordinance concerning sewer impact fees and timelines for grease-removal devices, intended to make standards more consistent and transparent for local businesses. The council scheduled a public hearing on General Assistance Program appendices for November 2. No procurement award or purchase approval was identified.