Biddeford, ME

City Council

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Finance Committee

City Council

City Council

The Biddeford City Council is meeting on September 2, 2026, at 5:30 PM. The agenda includes a roll call, pledge of allegiance, and an executive session under Maine law (1 MRS 405(6)(A)) to discuss personnel matters. No other business is listed, and the meeting is expected to adjourn after the executive session.

• Executive session for personnel matters (1 MRS 405(6)(A))

Planning Board

Citizens' Advisory Committee

Cable TV Committee

Sustainability Commission

Historic Preservation Commission

Capital Projects / Operations Committee

Historic Preservation Commission

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

City Council

Finance Committee

Recreation Commission

Planning Board

Sustainability Commission

Citizens' Advisory Committee

Policy Committee

Traffic Committee

Sustainability Commission

Cable TV Committee

Finance Committee

City Council

City Council

Planning Board

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Historic Preservation Commission

Historic Preservation Commission

Capital Projects / Operations Committee

Sustainability Commission

City Council

Finance Committee

Planning Board

Recreation Commission

Policy Committee

Traffic Committee

Citizens' Advisory Committee

Sustainability Commission

Cable TV Committee

City Council

Finance Committee

City Council

Planning Board

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Capital Projects / Operations Committee

Historic Preservation Commission

Historic Preservation Commission

Sustainability Commission

Finance Committee

City Council

Planning Board

Recreation Commission

Policy Committee

Traffic Committee

Citizens' Advisory Committee

Finance Committee

City Council

City Council

Planning Board

Sustainability Commission

Cable TV Committee

Historic Preservation Commission

Historic Preservation Commission

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Finance Committee

City Council

Planning Board

Recreation Commission

Sustainability Commission

Citizens' Advisory Committee

Policy Committee

Traffic Committee

Cable TV Committee

City Council

Finance Committee

City Council

Planning Board

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Historic Preservation Commission

Historic Preservation Commission

Sustainability Commission

City Council

Finance Committee

Recreation Commission

Planning Board

Policy Committee

Traffic Committee

Citizens' Advisory Committee

Cable TV Committee

City Council

City Council

Planning Board

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Historic Preservation Commission

Sustainability Commission

Finance Committee

City Council

Planning Board

Recreation Commission

Policy Committee

Citizens' Advisory Committee

Cable TV Committee

City Council

City Council

Planning Board

Historic Preservation Commission

Sustainability Commission

Finance Committee

City Council

Planning Board

Policy Committee

Citizens' Advisory Committee

Cable TV Committee

City Council

City Council

Planning Board

Historic Preservation Commission

Finance Committee

City Council

Planning Board

Policy Committee

Citizens' Advisory Committee

Cable TV Committee

City Council

Planning Board

Historic Preservation Commission

Finance Committee

Planning Board

Policy Committee

Citizens' Advisory Committee

Planning Board

Cable TV Committee

Planning Board

Citizens' Advisory Committee

Policy Committee

Planning Board

Planning Board

Policy Committee

Planning Board

Policy Committee

Charter Revision Commission

The Biddeford Charter Revision Commission is meeting to discuss and review proposed changes to the city charter, including articles on the Police and Fire Advisory Committees. The commission will also consider administrative items such as funding, remote participation policy, website additions, meeting schedule, and legal resources. This is a working session focused on the charter review process.

• Discussion of Article VI (Police Advisory Committee) and Article VII (Fire Advisory Committee)
• Approval of additions to the commission's website
• Approval of meeting schedule dates
• Discussion of legal resources for the commission
• Staff update on commission funding and remote participation policy

Shellfish Conservation Committee

The Biddeford Shellfish Conservation Committee is holding a regular meeting. The agenda includes roll call, approval of minutes from the July 8, 2026 meeting, a harbor master summary, and sections for old, new, and other business. No specific decisions or proposals are listed in the agenda.

• Approval of minutes from July 8, 2026 meeting
• Harbor Master summary report

Staff Review Committee

The Staff Review Committee will review a Conditional Use Permit application for the relocation of Rift Arcade, a business operated by Cassandra Rae Buckman, to 5 Washington Street, Suites 2 and 3 in downtown Biddeford. The property is in the MSRD-1 Zone and Historic District. No other substantive items are listed; the agenda is otherwise procedural.

• Conditional Use Permit application for Rift Arcade relocation to 5 Washington Street, Suites 2 and 3
• Property located at 5 Washington Street (Tax Map 38, Lot 352) in MSRD-1 Zone and Historic District

Personnel Committee

The Biddeford Personnel Committee will discuss a proposed classification change for Police Department personnel. The meeting includes approval of prior minutes and other business, but no votes are scheduled.

• Police Department Personnel Classification Change

Traffic Committee

The Biddeford Traffic Committee is meeting to approve minutes from June 30, 2026, receive staff updates on the Five Points redesign and the Alfred and May Street intersection, and continue a review of a new bike lane carried over from the June meeting. The committee will also hear a presentation on the Transportation Technical Assistance Program, offered through a partnership between the Bicycle Coalition of Maine and MDOT.

• Approval of June 30, 2026 meeting minutes
• Staff update on Five Points redesign
• Staff update on Alfred and May Street intersection
• Review of new bike lane (carryover from June meeting)
• Presentation on Transportation Technical Assistance Program (Bicycle Coalition of Maine and MDOT)

Veterans Committee

Policy Committee

The Policy Committee will discuss the EV Charging Ordinance and the Industrial Pretreatment Program Fee Ordinance. The body will also review the Public Arts Commission and approve minutes from May 26, 2026. No final votes on the ordinances are scheduled for this meeting.

• Discussion of EV Charging Ordinance
• Discussion of Industrial Pretreatment Program Fee Ordinance
• Clarification of Public Arts Commission
• Approval of 20260526 Policy Committee Minutes

City Council

The Biddeford City Council is holding a site walk along Lester B. Orcutt Blvd. to discuss traffic safety improvements. The meeting is not televised and will begin at the corner of Lester B. Orcutt and Eighth Street. The agenda includes only this site walk and adjournment, so no formal decisions are scheduled.

• Site walk of Lester B. Orcutt Blvd.
• Discussion of Lester B. Orcutt Blvd. traffic safety improvements

Historic Preservation Commission

The Biddeford Historic Preservation Commission is meeting to review a proposal by Coastal Oaks, LLC to remodel the building at 12 Pearl Street (Tax Map 40 Lot 72) in the MSRD-1 Zone. The agenda also includes approval of minutes from the July 22, 2026 meeting and other routine business.

• Review of 2026.14 HPC application by Coastal Oaks, LLC to remodel 12 Pearl Street
• Approval of meeting minutes from July 22, 2026

Planning Board

The Biddeford Planning Board is meeting to review several land-use applications, including a re-review of a home day care, a conditional use permit for a sober living house, a shoreland permit for a rebuilt dwelling, and a request from UNE to extend approval for a marine research pier. The board will also consider site plans for a parking lot, a cold storage expansion, a showroom and warehouse, and a Popeyes fast food restaurant. The agenda includes consent items and meeting minutes.

• Re-review of home day care at 123 Summer Street (Tax Map 35, Lot 28), tabled August 5, 2026
• Conditional Use Permit for Private Non-Medical Institute (sober living) at 13 Crescent Street (Tax Map 38, Lot 292)
• Shoreland permit for pile-supported foundation and dwelling at 67 Fortunes Rocks Road (Tax Map 64, Lot 43)
• UNE 1-year extension request for Marine Science Research Pier at 11 Hills Beach Road (Tax Map 52, Lot 4)
• Site plan for 54 parking spaces at 41 Main Street (Tax Map 41, Lot 138); Popeyes at 584 Alfred Street (Tax Map 2, Lot 23)

Recycling and Waste Management Commission

The Recycling and Waste Management Commission will discuss updates on the 30-liter trash bag policy compliance and education, composting efforts, and a budget review. They will also address volunteer needs for the upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Day and welcome a new member.

• Update on 30-liter Trash Bag Policy Compliance & Education
• Update on Composting
• Budget Review
• Household Hazardous Waste Day on September 12, 8am-12pm, volunteers needed
• New member Sam Pecor

Finance Committee

The Biddeford Finance Committee is meeting to approve minutes, sign the expenditure warrant, and discuss a final update on the Fire Department's Maine EMS Sustainability Grant #2. The agenda is otherwise routine, with no major new spending or policy items listed.

• Final update on Fire Department Maine EMS Sustainability Grant #2
• Signing of the expenditure warrant
• Approval of August 4, 2026 Finance Committee minutes

City Council

The Biddeford City Council is meeting for a regular session that includes two mayoral appointments, a second reading of an amendment to council rules regarding executive sessions, and approval of a special event fee waiver for Recovery Revival. The agenda also includes a presentation, public comment periods, a city manager report, and an executive session for a personnel matter.

• 2026.117: Approval of mayoral appointment to a committee (citizen)
• 2026.118: Approval of mayoral appointment to a committee (councilor)
• 2026.98: Second reading of amendment to Council Rules on Executive Session
• 2026.116: Approval of special event fee waiver for Recovery Revival
• Executive session under MRS 405(6) A for personnel matter

Sustainability Commission

Public Art Commission

The Biddeford Public Art Commission will discuss commission goals for 2026-2027, including a master plan, budget, and filling vacancies. They will also review the Five Points Sign Project with DDC, a City Hall gallery documentary photography exhibit, and the August Fringe Fest. Ongoing projects include tiny art, a city museum crawl, and traffic calming interventions.

• Commission Goals 2026-2027: Master Plan, vacancies (1 FT seat, 1 Youth seat), logo, budget
• Five Points Sign Project with DDC
• City Hall Gallery update: documentary photography exhibit
• August Fringe Fest and remaining ArtWalk dates (Aug 21, Sep 18, Oct 16)
• Ongoing projects: Tiny Art, City Museum Crawl, BCHC RFP support, DEI accessibility signage, Mills Mural proposal, traffic calming interventions

The Biddeford Public Art Commission discussed the Mayor's request to guide the city's response to temporary memorials following the death of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, and drafted recommendations for managing the sites at Mechanics Park and Hill/Pool. The commission approved the July meeting minutes and tabled several agenda items, including commission goals, the Five Points Sign Project, and the projects list. The draft recommendations, prepared by Chair Jessica Muise and Councilor Abigail Woods, were provided to city administration on August 18.

• Approved July 2026 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Tabled commission goals discussion
• Tabled Five Points Sign Project with DDC
• Tabled review of projects list
• Drafted memorial recommendations for Mayor's request (provided to city administration 8/18)

Historic Preservation Commission

Capital Projects / Operations Committee

The Capital Projects / Operations Committee is holding a regular meeting with a standard agenda: roll call, agenda adjustments, approval of July 8, 2026 minutes, old and new business, and an executive session for legal matters. No specific projects, contracts, or decisions are listed on the agenda, so the meeting appears to be largely procedural.

• Approval of minutes from July 8, 2026 meeting
• Executive session under 1 MRS 405 (6) for legal matters

City Council

City Council

The City Council will hold a workshop to discuss parking at Lester B Orcutt. The agenda includes a presentation, public comment, and council discussion. No votes are scheduled.

• Presentation on Lester B Orcutt parking

Charter Revision Commission

The Charter Revision Commission is meeting to conduct a public hearing to gather information and comments regarding the functions of the commission. The body will also discuss the charter review process and approve a meeting schedule.

• Public hearing on Charter Commission functions
• Review of public input from the hearing
• Approval of the Charter Commission meeting schedule
• Approval of July 16, 2026 minutes

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee will meet to discuss public art and restroom surveys. The body will also review proclamations and observances for September and October.

• Review of September and October proclamations and observances
• Discussion of Public Restroom Survey
• Request for feedback on Public Art Master Plan
• Reflection on June events

General

General

Planning Board

The Biddeford Planning Board will meet on August 5, 2026, to discuss unfinished and new business, including a home day care application, shoreland zoning permits, subdivision amendments, and site plan reviews. The board may also address procedural items like meeting minutes and adjournment.

• Review of Bakhita Saabino’s home day care application at 123 Summer Street (R-2 zone)
• Shoreland zoning permit for Ashley LeBlond at 8 Yates Street (Coastal Residential Zone)
• 3-lot subdivision amendment for Pine Point Heights, LLC at 240 Granite Street (R1-A zone)
• 1-lot private way creation request by Longboard Construction at 380 Guinea Road (RF zone)
• Preliminary review of site plan for Mystery Springs at 532 Elm Street (B-2 zone) with indoor adventure experience

The Biddeford Planning Board approved four applications: a shoreland zoning permit for a home reconstruction at 8 Yates Street, a subdivision amendment for Pine Point Heights at 240 Granite Street, a private way for Longboard Construction at 380 Guinea Road, and a preliminary site plan for the Mystery Springs amusement center at 532 Elm Street. A conditional use permit for a day care at 123 Summer Street was tabled because the applicant was not present. All votes were unanimous.

• Approved shoreland zoning permit for Ashley LeBlond at 8 Yates Street (unanimous)
• Approved subdivision amendment for Pine Point Heights at 240 Granite Street (unanimous)
• Approved private way 'Birdie Lane' for Longboard Construction at 380 Guinea Road (unanimous)
• Approved preliminary site plan for Mystery Springs amusement center at 532 Elm Street (unanimous)
• Tabled conditional use permit for Helping Hand Learning day care at 123 Summer Street (unanimous)

City Council

City Council

The Biddeford City Council will accept the resignation of Councilor Dylan Doughty and vote on liquor licenses for Hakuna Matata and Martini's on Main. The meeting also includes a public hearing for Hakuna Matata and a presentation from Public Works on CSO projects.

• Accept resignation of Councilor Dylan Doughty (Ward 4)
• Vote on Hakuna Matata liquor license
• Vote on Martini's on Main liquor license
• Public hearing for Hakuna Matata liquor license
• CSO presentation by Public Works Director Jeff Demers

Finance Committee

The Biddeford Finance Committee will meet to approve minutes, sign expenditure warrants, and review the fiscal year 2026 revenues and expenditures. No substantive decisions are listed beyond procedural items.

Sustainability Commission

The Biddeford Sustainability Commission will meet on August 3, 2026, to discuss ordinance changes for Project Canopy, a presentation on the Garbage to Garden initiative, and updates on coastal sensing, beach management, and EV charging ordinances.

• Garbage to Garden presentation by Tyler Frank and Sean Heckethorn
• Ordinance changes for Project Canopy
• Proposed Project Canopy work plan
• Beach Management Plan/Design review on August 24
• EV Charging Ordinance review on August 24

Cable TV Committee

The Cable TV Committee will meet to discuss director qualifications and provide updates on website streaming and building maintenance.

• Review of Director Qualifications
• Website Streaming Update
• Building Maintenance Status

Sustainability Commission