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At a glance: Old Orchard Beach council votes March 17, 2026
Summary
The council approved routine minutes and multiple items including liquor and business licenses, a grant for thermal imaging cameras, an interlocal recovery agreement with York County, sidewalk design work, a parking‑lot lease renewal, the beach management agreement, the ballpark contract, and a three‑month town manager renewal; all motions recorded as passing 4-0.
The Old Orchard Beach Town Council recorded the following formal actions on March 17, 2026 (all recorded as passing 4-0 unless otherwise noted):
- Acceptance of minutes from the March 3, 2026 regular meeting — motion passed 4-0.
- Approval of business license applications (function hall/comedy club and multiple short-term rentals) following a public hearing — motion passed 4-0.
- Renewal of liquor license for RAR Surfside Inc. (Royal Anchor Resort), Class 1 — motion passed 4-0.
- Set a public hearing for April 7, 2026 to consider amendments to Chapter 18, section 18-623 (to allow food trucks/stands serving private events in specified zoning districts); council removed the amendment without prejudice to gather more information.
- Acceptance of a Leary Firefighters Foundation grant to provide up to two thermal imaging cameras for the fire department; equipment provided directly to the town with no reimbursement required — motion passed 4-0.
- Authorization for the town manager to sign an interlocal agreement with York County to support recovery and resiliency projects related to the January 2024 disaster — motion passed 4-0.
- Approval of a $49,200 contract with Wright-Pierce for design and engineering services for Washington Avenue sidewalk, repaving and stormwater upgrades (funding identified in Public Works CIP accounts) — motion passed 4-0.
- Approval of a three-year lease renewal with the Grand Victorian Hotel condominium association for use of a portion of the Milliken Street parking lot at $51,000 per year with option to extend two additional years — motion passed 4-0.
- Approval of the beach management agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for 2026–2028 — motion passed 4-0.
- Approval of the ballpark agreement with Baseball by the Beach Inc. (see separate story) — motion passed 4-0.
- Renewal of a three-month contract for Diana H. Asanze as town manager, effective March 7, 2026 through July 3, 2026 — motion passed 4-0.
- The council voted to enter executive session under Title 1 MRSA §405(6)(A) to discuss personnel matters — motion passed 4-0.
Record details: most motions were moved and seconded on the floor; the transcript records the clerk/presiding officer announcing each motion and noting a 4-0 tally. Where specific movers or seconders were not verbally identified on the public record, such names are not included here. For items with contract or grant amounts, the transcript reference is noted; signed contracts or final legal opinions were not included in the public remarks and should be consulted for definitive terms.
