The Official Web Site for the City of Saco, Maine
Welcome to the City of Saco, Maine. We are proud to be a Main Street Maine Community and a Preserve America Community where our residents can enjoy the beauty of the Saco River, beach and Camp Ellis. We offer businesses a well-trained workforce, excellent living conditions for their employees and beautiful business parks, including the recently opened Mill Brook Business Park.

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Destination Saco Want to know more about what Saco has to offer? A show airing on WPXT-TV (The CW) and WPME-TV (My TV) talks about what makes this city so special. The York Hill windmill is currently generating 0 kW For for the latest statistics on the windmill, follow this link Saco's energy initiative Stay up to date with Saco's energy conservation initiative. Just follow this link. WHAT'S NEW? 10 things Saco residents can do to reduce emissions and lower energy bills RECENTLY ADDED The police department welcomes new employees

No compost available this year
The City will not be selling compost this year. The supply has not fully decomposed and would not be ready for spring landscaping needs. We apologize for the inconvenience.
04/16/08

Household Hazardous Waste Days, 2008
Residents of Saco, Biddeford, Old Orchard Beach and Scarborough will have three opportunities to dispose of household hazardous wastes this year.
04/08/08

Budget public hearing notice
There will be a Public Hearing on May 5, 2008 on the City of Saco's Municipal, School and Capital Improvement Budgets. This special meeting will be held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 300 Main Street at 7:00 p.m. You may download a summary of the proposed budgets by following this link. Copies of the complete proposed budgets are available for inspection at City Hall during regular business hours.

03/31/08

Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
The budget process for Fiscal Year 2009 has begun. For a schedule of budget hearings and background information on the budget, follow this link.
03/17/08

Cleaning up broken fluorescent lights
Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) save energy and in doing so, can help the environment. But be careful when cleaning up broken lamps. For information about how to handle waste from broken CFLs, follow this link
03/05/08

City releases citizen centric report for 2007
The city has released the 2007 Citizen Centric finance report. This is an easy to understand report that summarizes the city's finances. You may download the report by following this link.
01/22/08

Citizen satisfaction report available
The 2007 Citizen Satisfaction Report is now online. You may download it by following this link.

12/20/07

City changes to Single Sort Recycling
Beginning in January, residents will put ALL of their recyclables into the brown cart. There will be no need to separate paper from cans, bottles or plastics. For more details, see our Single Sort Recycling Page.
11/28/07

DON'T WAIT IN LINE ... PAY ONLINE!
Lower convenience fees for VISA and Mastercard payments of real estate property tax, personal property tax and sewer bills. You can also pay by e-check for only $3 per transaction. For more information, follow this link.

GOT JUNK? SWAP IT! If you have unwanted items and you don't want to bother with a classified ad, try the Swap Shop. It's a free and easy way to get rid of that clutter you don't want, (but maybe your neighbors do). For more information, follow this link.

FEEDBACK, REQUEST SERVICE We want to hear from the citizens of Saco. Do you have a problem? Praise? Need help with an issue? See our Feedback section.