Councilor Doug Edwards Saco Ward 1

09/30/2026

Volunteers build custom window inserts to help neighbors save energy

09/30/2026

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Gooch Street

The week of Oct. 5, 2026, S**o Public Works crews will pave Gooch Street, which leads to the S**o Transportation Center. Paving is expected to take one day, and the road will be down to one lane of flagged, alternating traffic while work is underway.

This schedule is weather dependent and subject to change. Community members who plan to use the bus or train at the S**o Transportation Center next week should plan for potential delays that may be caused by paving.

Thanks for your patience as the paving season nears a close for 2026.

(Photo from July 2026)

09/25/2026

09/25/2026

IT’S A MONTH AWAY! 🎃

🎃 Our Pumpkin Harvest Festival is coming up fast! This will be our final outdoor vendor event of the year, and we are going all out with arts and crafts, a pumpkin patch, carnival games, and more fall family fun!

🎃 Wear your best costume, we love to see your creativity!

🎃 Interested in volunteering? Apply on our website via the event tab! This event is as fun for volunteers as it is for the attendees!

09/25/2026

Choose your SignUps for S**o Main Street Event Volunteer Spots today! No login or passwords needed and receive automated reminders for your spots!

09/25/2026

🎉 2026 marks our 25th anniversary as an accredited Main Street America program! As we celebrate this milestone, we're looking ahead to the next 25 years of revitalizing our community.

Help us kick off the next chapter with our "25 for 25" campaign. Your donation today will fuel the work that keeps downtown S**o thriving—supporting local businesses, preserving our historic character, and creating spaces and events where our community comes together.

Join us in making the next 25 years even stronger. Donate here: https://bit.ly/sms25for25

📸: City of S**o Communications Dept.

09/25/2026

City Hall, the Transfer Station, and other customer service offices will be closed from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 to ensure that all employees have the opportunity to participate in our annual employee appreciation event.

Community members can still do business with us online, where we offer a variety of services, including:

• Vehicle re-registrations
• Property tax payments
• Sewer or water bill payments
• Parking ticket payments

Learn more at sacomaine.org/onlineservices.

Thank you for your understanding while we celebrate our valued City employees!

09/25/2026

We’re excited to announce that the Cities of Biddeford and S**o have been selected to join the Housing Solutions Lab at the NYU Furman Center’s 2026 Homeless Response Peer Network!

Alongside six other jurisdictions across the nation, our local team will participate in monthly peer-led sessions from September 2026 through February 2027. Together with national experts, we’ll work to assess our local systems, identify operational gaps, and build stronger cross-system partnerships to enhance our housing response capacity.

As homelessness challenges grow nationwide, we are committed to turning complex regional issues into actionable, high-impact strategies for our residents.

Learn more about the initiative: https://biddefordmaine.org/housingsolutionslab

09/25/2026

The Front Street Boat Launch has closed for the season as construction continues at S**o’s wastewater treatment plant. These resiliency upgrades, approved by voters through a bond question in 2021, include raising the area around the boat launch and treatment plant to mitigate potential flooding.

Later this month, S**o Public Works will remove the docks and secure the ramp until the spring, when boat launch infrastructure will be reinstalled for the 2027 season.

Public access to the lower section of the S**o River remains open through the Camp Ellis Boat Launch until its seasonal closure in early November, or through the Marblehead Boat Launch in Biddeford.

Wastewater treatment plant upgrades remain on schedule for completion next year.

09/25/2026

UPDATE (10/2/26)
Surface paving on Beach Street has been pushed back to Tuesday, Oct. 6, due to contractor equipment delays and recent wet weather.

ORIGINAL POST
Final surface paving is scheduled to begin on Beach Street between Middle Street and Old Orchard Road on Wednesday, Sept. 23. School families and commuters should expect delays as our contractor makes the final push toward completion.

We’ve appreciated the community’s flexibility and patience as the start of the school year aligned with this paving project. After surface paving, the contractor will pave in driveways, paint traffic lines, clean up, and demobilize.

While this schedule is subject to change, we expect the project to be complete the week of Oct. 5 and will continue to work with the contractor to expedite this process whenever possible.