The Lisbon Reporter

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Excessive Spending Lisbon Style

EXCESSIVE SPENDING

Check out the article below and then explain to the people of Lisbon why our town manager received an annual salary of $86,749 according to the 2009-2010 Lisbon Annual Report. Also, since then Eldridge has received a 1.75% increase in his salary.

http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/contract-okd-for-skowhegan-town-manager_2012-01-25.html

According to this article, the Skowhegan Selectman just renewed the town managers contract for another three year period. His salary for the coming year will be $66,837. This is for a town loaded with businesses such as SAPPI Fine Paper, New Balance Shoe, Howard P. Fairfield and Redington Fairview General Hospital just to name a few. Skowhegan’s population is approximately 8,500. This community is growing rapidly.

Now, compare the communities of Skowhegan and Lisbon. See if you can explain why Lisbon’s town manager is receiving $19,912 plus dollars more than Skowhegan town manager for a community losing revenue from businesses closing.

If you still do not get it, then look at your tax bill and ask yourself why is it so high? The answer is inflated salaries and excessive spending.

As long as Lisbon keeps this council in place to protect these ridiculously inflated salaries and continue their excessive spending, your taxes will continue to climb higher and higher.

On another note, this council is not planning on allowing the people to vote on any municipal budget. Bowie is going to do everything in his power to protect Brooks and his inflated budget. Since he is the puppet master, and no other councilor dares to cross him, the police budget is safe. I think it is time for a special town meeting to vote on this year’s municipal budget. Since there were over 2,000 voters in Lisbon, who want to vote on the municipal budget you would think the council would make this their number one priority honoring the people’s wishes but instead they are plotting to find ways to prevent this from happening. Brooks knows if the people vote on this year’s budget they will cut his budget deeply and he cannot afford this to happen.

How 'bout it Councilor Bickford & New Councilor Ward, Do You Support The People's Wishes to Vote on the Town Budget?

If you want to vote on this year’s budget, please contact Mrs. Dot Fitzgerald at 353-9306. Dot is going to take the lead on this.

Larry Fillmore
Concerned Citizen