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Planning Board debates late submissions; staff to draft 3PM Monday cutoff and agenda item for 'after-the-fact' packets

Saco Planning Board · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Board members discussed frequent "after-the-fact" packets and a staff proposal to require digital submission by 3 p.m. on the Monday before meetings. Members supported an agenda item to address late packets and a mechanism to allow extra public-comment time by vote.

SACO, Maine — At its Jan. 13 meeting the Saco Planning Board reviewed its Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) language addressing late submissions and "after-the-fact" packets and directed staff to draft a formal revision.

Staff explained the operational difficulty of receiving voluminous materials at the meeting and recommended a practical cutoff for late submissions so material can be digitized, uploaded and distributed to board members.…

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