Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Information

The Budget Committee of the City of Biddeford is holding a public hearing on Monday, March 27, 2023 at 5:30 PM to ask for public comment on the preliminary FY24 budget as presented by the City Manager. 

The Budget Committee encourages public comme...

City of Biddeford Suspends Search for Next Police Chief

The City of Biddeford has put the search for its next Chief of Police on hold.

Former Police Chief Roger Beaupre retired from the Police Department in January 2023 after more than 40 years of service in the role of Chief. Beaupre gave notice of his retirem...

Biddeford Climate Task Force PhotoVoice Contest

The Biddeford Climate Task Force is launching a PhotoVoice Contest to gather resident images of climate change perceptions in the community.

Participants are invited to snap a photo that represents their feelings about or experience of climate change and p...

New Deputy Director of Planning and Development

David Galbraith has been named the City of Biddeford’s next City Planner and will serve as the Deputy Director of the Planning and Development Department.

Galbraith was contracted as Biddeford’s interim City Planner in a consultant role...

Mayor's Affordable Housing Task Force Final Report and Recommendations

At the January 24 Council meeting, Councilors Doris Ortiz and Marty Grohman presented the findings and recommendations from the Mayor's Affordable Housing Task Force Report, which has been prepared by the Task Force over the last year.

Using the t...

Comprehensive Plan Chapters Available for Public Review

The City of Biddeford Planning Department continues to seek feedback on draft chapters from the upcoming Comprehensive Plan.

By visiting https://our.biddefordmaine.org/en/projects/comp-plan1, members of the public can access draft chapters of the plan, lan...

A Statement from Mayor Casavant

"The many tragic deaths, across America, that we have seen on city streets, in city schools, and in public places, are a reminder to all of the importance and value of each human life. In Biddeford, our strength, for centuries, has been our diversity...

Mayor Casavant Appoints New Ward 5 Councilor

The Biddeford City Council approved Mayor Alan Casavant’s nomination of Julian Schlaver as City Councilor for Ward 5 at the January 24 City Council meeting. Schlaver will replace former Councilor Amy Clearwater for the remainder of the current t...

New Recycling Center Hours Begin February 8

The Biddeford City Council has approved changes to the operating hours for the City of Biddeford’s Recycling Center/Transfer Station that will go into effect on February 8, 2023.

The facility, located at 371 Hill Street in Biddeford, will now be ...

City Seeks Information from Commercial Property Owners for Valuation Adjustments

The City of Biddeford Assessing Department is in the process of performing property valuation adjustments to be more consistent with market value.  The valuation adjustment process will include a more thorough analysis of commercial, industrial a...

Historic Preservation Commission Architectural Study

The Biddeford Historic Preservation Commission is about to embark on a project to document historic buildings in the downtown and surrounding areas of the city.  This project is called an Architectural Survey, and will be conducted by Kleinfelder...

Police Chief Recruitment Public Input

The City Manager will conduct an inclusive recruitment process to find a successor to Police Chief Roger Beaupre. The process includes gathering public input on the professional and personal qualities the community wants to see in its next Police Chief.

Pearl Street Reconstruction Project

Work on the City of Biddeford’s Pearl Street Reconstruction Project is set to begin on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Shaw Brothers has been contracted to complete this project, which is projected to continue until Spring 2023.

During the project,...