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Resident urges Waterville to bar warehousing in downtown storefronts as council continues redevelopment work
Summary
A resident told council Monday that downtown storefronts being used as warehouses harm the corridor’s appearance and vitality and asked the law director to draft a resolution prohibiting warehousing in primary downtown storefronts. Councilors acknowledged the concern and noted ongoing downtown redevelopment work but took no formal vote.
A Waterville resident asked the City Council on Monday to bar warehousing in downtown storefronts, calling the current practice a “sin” that undermines efforts to revive the downtown corridor.
Scott Johns, 1207 Applegate, told the council he has repeatedly raised concern about shuttered storefronts being used as storage and urged the law director, Katie, to develop a zoning or ordinance change to prohibit warehousing in primary downtown…
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