Town Manager, Ephrem Paraschak, reported that the Main Street Project will go out to bid by the MDOT and will hopefully be in full swing soon.

The Town Council issued a renewal liquor license to Blue Pig, Gorham Country Club Inc., Spire 29 on the Square, and School Street Pub and Grill. It also issued Special Amusement Licenses to Spire 29 on the Square and School Street Pub and Grill.

The Town Council amended the Land Use & Development Code’s Zoning Regulations on Mobile Vending Units more commonly referred to as food trucks.

A proposal to amend the Land Use & Development Code updating high intensity soil survey language was forwarded to the Ordinance Review Committee for their recommendation.

$67,500 was appropriated from the Land Acquisition Reserve Fund as a loan to the School Department. It will be paid back from project funds if voters approve a project to expand Gorham High School.

The Town Council accepted a bid of $3,750 from Nate Hurteau of Hurteau Holdings, Inc. for a parcel of land, approximately .07 acres in size, off of Huston Road. The money will be placed in the Land Acquisition Reserve Fund.

The Town Manager was authorized to enter into an agreement with RealTerm Energy for an inventory analysis and professional services pertaining to LED streetlight conversions.

The Town Council adopted 2018 Town Council goals as outlined in a goal survey summary memo from the Town Manager dated January 22, 2018.

The Town Council endorsed Port Resources’ Community Development Block Grant application for home rehabilitation projects. The grant will benefit and improve standards of living and life safety issues for thirteen residents with intellectual disabilities, mobility issues, and mental health disorders in the Town of Gorham.

The Town Council will endorse L.D. 1818 before the Maine Legislature to Designate a Bridge in Gorham the Corporal Joshua P. Barron Memorial Bridge.

Complete minutes are available on the town’s website at www.gorham-me.org.