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In our Friday, November 7, 2008 posting Last Nights' Town Council Recap. (11/4) the Lisbon Reporter informed readers that Steve Eldridge said he had attended a Capital Improvement Budget Meeting discussing town properties and infrastructure, including discussions surrounding Campus Avenue. This turned into a lengthy discussion about the Campus Avenue (Old Lisbon High School) property. Mr. Eldridge stated the roof leaked, bricks/mortar need work, as well as other very expensive work needs to be done to this building. Mr. Eldridge said the Fire Department uses the building for training and they were concerned that the tower was coming off the building. When inspected the bricks and mortar are in bad shape. We ask - If the building is in need of such repair why is the Fire Department using the building for training only adding to the wear and tear on the building? Who gives them approval to use the building? Mr. Eldridge said it could be torn down even if it is on the National Historical Register. When asked how, he said, "There was a building in the Bates Mill Complex that was on the National Historical Register and it's gone now."
We also reported in the Saturday, November 22, 2008 Recap of Tuesday’s Town Council Meeting (11/18), that at the Town Council meeting Steve Eldridge discussed needing to go through a feasibility study at a cost of $1,500, and said they need to come up with a way to fix the building, replace the building, or get better ideas. The Council decided to hold a workshop in December to get public input on the old Lisbon High School building as well as other properties.
The Lisbon Reporter is curious why the Town Council and Town Manager are once again expending so much time, energy, and money on a study of a property that has already been discussed at length, and in fact its availability was already made public?
We also reported in the Saturday, November 22, 2008 Recap of Tuesday’s Town Council Meeting (11/18), that at the Town Council meeting Steve Eldridge discussed needing to go through a feasibility study at a cost of $1,500, and said they need to come up with a way to fix the building, replace the building, or get better ideas. The Council decided to hold a workshop in December to get public input on the old Lisbon High School building as well as other properties.
The Lisbon Reporter is curious why the Town Council and Town Manager are once again expending so much time, energy, and money on a study of a property that has already been discussed at length, and in fact its availability was already made public?
