LISBON WATER COMMISSIONS MEETING

Water Commisioner Meeting Schedule Change

Water Department Board of Commissioners monthly meeting scheduled for March 13, 2018, has been rescheduled for March 27, 2018, at 5:30 PM. 

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LISBON WATER DEPARTMENT CLOSURE

Water Department Office Closure

The Lisbon Water Department has closed the business office for today due to the weather. If you have a water emergency please call the Lisbon Police Dept. at 353-2500 and a water technician will contact you ASAP.

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LISBON WATER COMMISSIONER MEETING SCHEDULE CHANGE

Water Commissioner Meeting Schedule Change

Due to tomorrows inclement weather the Water Department Board of Commissioners monthly meeting scheduled for March 13, 2018, has been rescheduled for March 27, 2018, at 5:30 PM. 

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Update on David Street Water Main Break

Update on David Street Water Main Break

Water service will be restored on David Street by 10:00 AM. The water main had a circumferential crack which is identical to the break on Crest Avenue yesterday. As the business office is closed today, please let us know if you have any water quality issues by calling the Lisbon Police Dept. at 353-2500 and a water technician will contact you ASAP.
Thank you for your patience during this emergency repair.

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Water Main Break David Street, Lisbon Falls

Water Main Break David Street, Lisbon Falls

Lisbon Water Department has responded to a water main break on David Street in Lisbon Falls. Department staff is working to shut the main down at the time of this posting.  We anticipate that the emergency water service interruption on David Street to last 8 hours. Repair crews and equipment are mobilizing to the site at this time. We will update the project status when we have the water line exposed. 

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LISBON CREST AVENUE MAIN BREAK UPDATE

Crest Avenue Main Break Update

Water service has been restored on Crest Avenue. However, we are still onsite backfilling the excavation. Please let us know if you have any water quality issues. The water main had a circumferential break which typically occurs due to earth movement. These type of breaks happen most frequently as the earth freezes and thaws.
Thank you for your patience during this emergency repair.

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LISBON CREST AVENUE WATER MAIN BREAK

Crest Avenue Water Main Break

The water main has failed on Crest Avenue in Lisbon. This leak will require an immediate shutdown of the water main. We anticipate that the damaged main will require 8 hours to repair.

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Water Commisioner Meeting Schedule Change

 

The Lisbon Water Department Commissioners’ Meeting has been rescheduled to  Thursday, February 15, 2017 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chambers in the Lisbon Town Hall. 

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DEP Original Agreement with Lisbon‏

 

DEP Consent Agreement

The Town should publicly disclose the detailed proposal to DEP. The 
public, Conservation Commission, Water Commissioners, ARWC, and 
environmental groups should have had the opportunity to provide input. 
Interested and credible parties with good working relations with DEP 
would have had a real opportunity to enhance the local environment.
 
Other communities around us are getting cash grants from the State of 
Maine for environmental projects. We likely would be awarded a grant if 
the administration was environmentally pro-active and not adversarial 
toward the DEP and local interests.
 
Lisbon has two models for managing our utilities and the results are 
clear. The Water Dept. is overseen by a board, with minutes and open 
public participation. Their public complaints and system operations 
issues are discussed and resolved in the open. The Sewer Dept. does not 
cooperate with the public on any such basis.  The environmental 
contamination by the Lisbon Sewer Dept. is the result of lack of 
visibility and accountability. For instance, there is no disclosure of 
the complaints from the Huston Park area related to the months of sewer 
line back-up or the system failures at the Sabattus River boat launch 
dumping perhaps millions of gallons of raw sewage into the river.
 
This clearly illustrates the need to keep the Water Dept. oversight 
structure. Bringing the Sewer Dept. under the same management would also 
serve the community better than the present system.

Submitted by: Steve Warren 

GreatFallsTV: Town Council Workshop dealing with Water Tower & Mill St. Dam Issues July 23, 2015

TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2015 WORKSHOP

TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2015 WORKSHOP

 Lisbon  Councilor Chris Brunelle

Lisbon Councilor Dale J. Crafts

I do not know how many of you know it but latest Thursday, July 23, 2015 the Town Council held a workshop.  I am going out on a limb and say there could NOT have been many citizens in attendance since there was no notification. 

Of course, Chairman Pesce is going to say that it was posted on the town web site and he would be correct.  Below is a copy of the Agenda.  Please note that the day and the date do not match.  This is another example of transparency in Lisbon.

 (click on above to print)

It would have been nice to have heard the discussion on the Mill Street Dam and the Water Department Tower.  Once again that ship has sailed.  We all will have to wait for minutes of the workshop to come out.  Of course, the minutes do not reflect everything that was discussed in the workshop.

It would appear that Chairman Pesce and a few of the Councilors are so wrapped up in their vendetta with the School Department that they are not paying attention to their responsibilities.  It is the Chairman’s responsibility, in coordination with the Town Manager to ensure the Agenda is posted in a timely manner and that it is accurate.  That did not happen!

Chairman Pesce and Town Manager Barnes need to stop thinking of ways to justify their position on the School Budget and start doing what is right for the community.  That is what we are paying them for!

Wouldn’t it be nice to have transparency in this town; so that the citizens are kept informed as to what is going on in our town?

Larry Fillmore

P.S. There is a workshop, Tuesday July 28, 2015 7:00 P.M. at the Town Office.  On the Agenda is Trail Parking; Trail Signage; Fireworks Ordinance and Cameras – Fuel Pumps.  The original agenda was dated Thursday, July 28, 2015 but it is actually Tuesday.

Outstanding bonds answer from School Information Night‏

There was a question asked at the School Capital improvements information night on Tuesday that asked, and I am paraphrasing here, what are the outstanding bonds that the town currently has out, and when they will be paid in full?  Well, since the finance committee, and the town council who were present could not or would not answer, here is the answer.  This is straight from the most recent audit that has been posted on the town’s website under the finance department.  The last one is from November’s election. 

Type of Bond	Date of issue	Original Amount	Date of Maturity	Interest Rate	Balance
Town Bond	May 2009	$1,310,855	November 2019	2.08-5.58%	$917,600
Town Bond	May 2005	$368,000	November 2020	1.50-3.70%	$226,492
Town Bond	October 2006	$540,000	November 2021	1.8-6.25%	$324,000
Town Bond	October 2011	$270,000	November 2021	0.50-5.50%	$243,000
Sewer Bond	August 2004	$350,000	April 2024	1.93%	$192,500
Town Bond (LCS)	May 2004	$12,899,710	November 2024	4.41%	$7,739,830
Water Dept. Bond	October 2005	$3,000,000	November 2024	2.05%	$1,893,910
Sewer Bond	October 2005	$500,000	October 2025	1.43%	$325,000
Water Dept. Bond	October 2006	$393,000	November 2025	3.0-5.0%	$255,450
School QSCB Bond	July 2010	$350,000	July 2030	5.28%	$280,000
Town Bond	May 2010	$1,070,000	November 2030	2.06-5.56%	$963,000
Water Dept. Bond	October 2010	$970,000	November 2030	2.06-5.56%	$873,000
Water Dept. Bond	November 2013	$650,000	November 2034	3.76%	$650,000

Submitted by: 'False Deluder'

Now this is what The Lisbon Reporter was created for. Where else can you go to have such great community involvement with activities and information in OUR Town?  A BIG Thank You to local citizen False Deluder for researching and bringing forth information for our community!!!

Outstanding bonds answer from School Information Night‏

There was a question asked at the School Capital improvements information night on Tuesday that asked, and I am paraphrasing here, what are the outstanding bonds that the town currently has out, and when they will be paid in full?  Well, since the finance committee, and the town council who were present could not or would not answer, here is the answer.  This is straight from the most recent audit that has been posted on the town’s website under the finance department.  The last one is from November’s election.  

Submitted by: 'False Deluder'

Now this is what The Lisbon Reporter was created for. Where else can you go to have such great community involvement with activities and information in OUR Town?  A BIG Thank You to local citizen False Deluder for researching and bringing for information for our community!!!