Water Line Referendum‏

Town of Lisbon Water Referendum
 
The Lisbon Board of Water commissioners is asking for your support on the
referendum question to secure funding for the Route 9 Upland Road project.
Both of these roads have been scheduled for major construction over the next
two years.  Once the two projects have been completed there is a five-year
moratorium on any new construction within these roads.  There is a very
strong need to secure an alternate transmission line for water between
Lisbon and Lisbon Falls.  This project will provide that transmission line
to provide an additional way of sending water to Lisbon Falls and at the same
time help the Route 9 residents with their contamination problems.  This
project would also provide water to any future expansion in the Upland Road
area.
 
The project will include a 12-inch main from Barker Brook to Route 9 and
from Route 9 to Frost Hill Avenue with a short piece to connect onto Wing
Street.
 
Costs are distributed as follows:
  Municipal pays for:  Route 9 & Wing Street
  Water Department pays for:  Upland Road
 
We understand that water costs associated with this project will increase
your water rates.  We also believe that the benefits to customers associated
with this project far outweigh the costs, which will be distributed over the
next 25 to 30 years.  The Lisbon Water Department rates are currently 6th
lowest in the State.
 
Thank you for your consideration, and we ask for your support.
 
Lisbon Water Department
 
Questions: please call Bill Bauer @ 353-2780