Project architect Philip Chaney of Barret Made Architecture + Construction asked the city for a contract zone that would allow the former cinema to be developed into a high school professional campus. City Council voted Tuesday to send the contract zone application to the planning committee for review. City Council will hold the final vote on the contract area after the planning committee has evaluated the proposal and developed an agreement. Contract zone agreements grant a specific property a zoning change so that a project or business can exist in an area where it would not otherwise be permitted. Contract areas are reviewed by the city on a case-by-case basis, and owners or developers must agree to certain conditions. The Biddeford Regional Technology Centre offers vocational programs for students at Biddeford High School as well as high school students in neighbouring communities. The Biddeford School Department wants to turn the former cinema into a second professional campus and offer courses in areas that could include culinary arts, hospitality, salon services and massage therapy. In July, the City Council rejected the amendment to the city`s zoning ordinance to allow public and private schools in Area I-3. Council members said they were not opposed to the Five Points Mall vocational school, but would prefer the city to use a contract zone so the school could work there.
Five Points Shopping Centre, located at 420 Alfred Street, is located in Industrial Zone 3 or I-3. Public and private schools are not allowed in zone I-3, and the school department approached the city earlier this year to amend the ordinance to allow campus in that zone. BIDDEFORD – The city is considering a contract area that would allow the Biddeford Regional Technology Centre to have an additional campus in the former Smitty Cinema space in the Five Points Shopping Centre. Editor Liz Gotthelf can be reached at [email protected] Follow photographer Emily Violette on Instagram @violettes.cauldron. The Town of Biddeford`s Plan 457 was established in November 1985 to provide municipal employees with a flexible alternative retirement program. Plan 457 is an unqualified deferred compensation plan for states, counties, cities, agencies, and their policy subdivisions that provides the underlying benefits to plan members: The city offers group health insurance benefits to employees (and their eligible dependents) in regular full-time positions through 2 insurance plans. The city and employees contribute to the costs of the bonus, with the employee`s share (20%) paid by payroll deduction. Employees in positions represented by the Teamsters receive coverage from the Northern New England Benefit Trust. For more information about this coverage, visit the Allegiant Care website. All other regular full-time employees (including employees in positions covered by the International Association of Fire Fighters and non-unionized employees) are covered by the Maine Municipal Employees Health Trust.
More information on this report can be found on the MMEHT website. The Town of Biddeford takes care of its employees and all of its health management, both physically and emotionally. For this reason, the City offers a free Employee Assistance Program (EAP). This service connects you with the best mental health and counselling services to meet individual needs. Whether you`re interested in work-life resources, mental health support, or legal and financial counselling, anthem Employee Assistance Program (EAP) can connect you with a variety of professionals. With a single call at any time of the day or night, you can reach a compassionate ear and connect with helpful resources. The identity of individuals accessing EAP Services will remain strictly confidential. To access this valuable benefit or for more detailed information about this program, please call 800-999-7222 or visit the Anthem EAP website. All regular and part-time workers, including those on probation who have served at least 30 days, are eligible for leave as follows: Planner Greg Tansley said in a note to the city that universities and colleges are allowed in the I-3 zone. He stated that the proposed professional campus was consistent with these uses and that he believed it was a reasonable use for the empty space of the Five Points Mall. ASPs can be set up for medical expenses (health and/or dental care) as well as for dependent care, allowing an employee to set aside a predetermined amount of money on a pre-tax basis and be reimbursed for eligible expenses in accordance with the applicable provisions of the IRS Code. The following information is provided for general overview purposes only.
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