SANFORD — A move to re-appoint councilor Bradford Littlefield to the Sanford Regional Economic Growth Council resulted in no action Tuesday when the vote was tied 3-3.

The three councilors who voted against Littlefield’s appointment ”“ Richard Wilkins, Vice Chairman Alan Walsh and Chairman Gordon Paul ”“ indicated they themselves had no interest in filling the spot.

Paul on Thursday said he’s mulling a suggestion from a growth council member that a representative from the Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission be named to the at-large position.

“That is an interesting proposition,” said Paul. He said he’s not come to any conclusions.

The growth council is an economic development entity that is composed of representatives from the Industrial Development Corporation, the Sanford Springvale Chamber of Commerce and the municipality. The town has three membership positions on the board ”“ a councilor, the town manager and a third individual who may be a councilor, but is not required to be.

Littlefield served as a council representative to the growth council since its inception in 2009. Kevin Chabot, who has since left the council and moved to Wells, served with Littlefield on the panel, also as a council representative.

The matter is expected to be decided at the Feb. 15 council meeting.

During Tuesday’s voting, Walsh nominated councilor Anne Marie Mastraccio to the growth council, with Littlefield seconding the motion. The six councilors present, Walsh, Paul, Mastraccio, Littlefield, Wilkins and Kenneth Burgess, all voted in favor. Councilor Joseph Hanslip was absent from the meeting.

When it came time for the second candidate, Mastraccio nominated Littlefield, and her vote was seconded by Paul. Burgess, Mastraccio and Littlefield voted in favor of the appointment, but Walsh, Wilkins and Paul did not.

Littlefield declined to comment on the matter when contacted by the newspaper Thursday.

It is the second time in recent months his prospective appointment to a board has resulted in a tie vote. In December, a move to appoint Littlefield to fill a vacancy on a new Charter Commission slot also resulted in a 3-3 vote, with Paul, Wilkins and Walsh again casting the dissenting votes at a meeting where six councilors were present.

In January, his name was brought forward for the charter slot a second time, and Littlefield, who initiated the prospect of a charter review to the council earlier in the year, was named to the position 5-2, with Walsh and Paul opposed.

— Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 324-4444 or twells@journaltribune.com.