The Lisbon Reporter

WELCOME TO THE LISBON REPORTER. In an effort to keep our community informed of what is going on at local and Federal levels of government, we decided to create this on-line newspaper. It is our hope that this on-line newspaper will help you stay informed so that you can get involved and take action for the benefit of our ENTIRE community. Thank you for visiting and please check back frequently for information about what is happening in LISBON/LISBON FALLS, MAINE USA

Friday, April 27, 2012

WAKE UP CALL

When are the town of Lisbon residents and taxpayers going to wake up?

Do you know what is going on right under your collective noses?

1. We are losing real estate tax income.

2. We are losing personal property income.

3. We are paying $56,000 for a Community Development Director who has not brought any development into town, yet. And like his predecessor did anything either, she, Rosie Bradley, only managed to delete files in the Economic Development office All without the Town Councils Approval and put a bunch of Flags on the the light poles in town, all while being championed by then councilor Dale Crafts and his cousin co-Hort current councilor Gina Mason. Hello!!!???

4. Town Manager Eldridge wants to pay an additional $20,000 to a Town Planner. Duplication of services come to mind?

5. A town employee who heads up four departments with a total salary of a minimum of $90,000, has full use of a town vehicle even for personal purposes, taxpayers paying for gas, tires and maintenance.

6. Eldridge says in case of emergencies, while even Deputy Fire Chiefs, both stations, use their own vehicles in the case of emergencies.

Guess who soon will be footing the bill for a replacement vehicle? Perhaps if the Fire Equipment was used for Lisbon Purposes instead of being 'Farmed Out' or Down for repairs more lives could be saved in Lisbon.

7. Replacing the roofing on a building that is not leaking, but not re-roofing a building that is leaking.

All the while Town Council members sit at the council budget meetings with blank faces, nod, and raise their collective hands and vote YES on anything and everything Town Manager Eldridge proposes. No matter how inappropriate, unnecessary, useless and expensive ! ! ! ! !

You have been forewarned, many times over.

Call your councilors! ! ! !

Tell them they need to cut spending! ! ! ! !

Cut the budget! ! ! ! ! !

Less income + more spending = higher taxes.

Don't believe it?

Wait until you get your tax bill in August! ! ! ! ! !