Budget cuts‏

Hi All;

 

At last night's council meeting there was talk of ways to cut the town budget. As we all know the town is in serious financial straits.

 

About two years ago former Town Manager Steve Eldridge hired a Town Planner at a cost of $20,000 per year.

She worked on the Route 9 illegal business problem and got that straightened out.

 

She has worked with the Planning Board.

She is completing a Town of Lisbon Master Plan and Design Standards, to attract new businesses and industry.

 

It would seem that we are now on the right track.

The Master Plan should be approved soon.

The Planning Board, with her guidance, is on the right path.

The Codes Enforcement Office is in capable hands,

and we have a highly paid Development Director who should be promoting the Town of Lisbon and all we have to offer.

 

Have you ever heard of the adage, "Working yourself out of a job"?

 

If you do the job you were hired to do well enough, everyone should be able to carry on without you.

Mrs. Bunker has done an admirable job. We should now be able to carry on without her services, at a savings of $20,000 per year!

 

Dot Fitzgerald