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LISBON Water Line Repair Notification

Water Line Repair Notification

Due to the Maine Department of Transportation paving project scheduled to occur in July, the Lisbon Water Department has hired Longchamps and Sons to repair a water service located at 611 Lisbon Street in Lisbon Falls. Construction will start at 7:00 AM  tomorrow, June 27, 2018. The project is expected to take a full day to complete. Please allow time for delays in your travels while we complete this work. There will be no water service interruption in the construction area.
If you have any questions or concerns please the Water Department at 353-3020
Thank you for your patience!

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WAKE UP CONGRESS AND DO YOUR JOB

A TRUE ASSET TO THIS ADMINISTRATION

ABSOLUTELY

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Eastcraeft Grand Re-Opening & Ribbon Cutting

Eastcraeft Grand Re-Opening & Ribbon Cutting

Eastcraeft is celebrating 4 years on Main Street in Lisbon Falls! We have been closed for a week to remodel the shop & we are getting ready to open back up! Join us on Saturday, June 30 at 10 AM for our grand re-opening and ribbon cutting ceremony!
Come see all of our brand new inventory including the release of our 2018 edition Moxie tees!
Be one of our FIRST customers and get rewarded! First 15 people in line for our grand opening will receive a gift card valued between $10-$50 to spend that day!

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LISBON TOWN COUNCIL MEETING - SPECIAL

Council Meeting - Special

June 26, 2018 Starts at 6:00 PM (Includes Municipal Budget Public Hearing/ Adopt Municipal Budgets) Update

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Lisbon Planning Board Meeting

Planning Board meeting

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PURE WASTE OF TIME

 

The Town Council’s agenda for June 26, 2018 is currently out.  It is important to note that it has a start time of 6:00 PM instead of 7:00 PM.  The early start time is because it includes a Public Hearing on the proposed 2018-2019 Municipal budget.  The Town Council wants you to believe that they want the people’s input prior to them voting on the budget.  This is only a myth.

 

Anytime you think this is not true, just go back to the results of the November 2011 election where the residents were asked on the ballot if they wanted to vote on the municipal budget.  The results were almost 3 to 1 in favor of voting on the municipal budget.  Did this ever happen?  The answer is the Town Council then had no intention of listening to the residents and that continues today.

 

Another more recent example is at the last Town Council meeting on June 5, 2018; Mrs. Dorothy Fitzgerald asked the Council why they are not looking for ways to reduce the operating cost of the town instead of increasing the spending.  Mrs. Fitzgerald went so far as to offer ways the town could save taxpayers money but not one councilor responded.  It went in one ear and out the other.  Watch the video of the meeting at 1:23 minutes into the meeting.

 

I use to attend every Town Council meeting for numerous years.  I offer suggestions on how to improve the community or save the taxpayers money.  Not one of the suggestions I offered was considered so I stopped wasting my time.  This Town Council, like others before them, is not going to take any suggestions from the people and they only do whatever they want.  The current Town Council waste been wasting over $200,000.00 a year for the past three years and they do not care.

 

The idea of holding Public Hearings is a legal requirement but nowhere in the law does it say the Town Council has to do anything but listen.  This is why it is important to elect ONLY those individuals to the Town Council that will listen to the people.  Once these individuals are elected, they no longer listen to the voice of the people.  This is disgraceful!

 

The Town Council meeting on June 26, 2018 will be the last chance to voice your opinions about the budget not that it will do any good.  The Council has already made up their minds to raise your taxes again without considering ways to cut taxes.  You will get much more out of staying home and watching “The Big Bang Theory” and “NCIS”.

 

I listened too many Councils complain about residents not attending council meeting.  These same councilors are the ones that totally ignore residents when they speak up at council meeting.  Why would anyone want to be ignored especially on TV? 

 

Elect Councilors who will listen to the people.

 

Larry Fillmore

LISBON TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA - JUNE 26, 2018

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HOPEFULLY

WOULDN'T IT BE NICE

LISBON TOWN Council Meeting - Special

Council Meeting - Special

June 26, 2018 Starts at 6:00 PM (Includes Municipal Budget Public Hearing/ Adopt Municipal Budgets)

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Gentlemen's Quarters Grand Re-Opening Ribbon Cutting

Gentlemen's Quarters Grand Re-Opening Ribbon Cutting

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Lisbon Mill Street Closure Notification Beginning June 25

Lisbon Mill Street Closure Notification Beginning June 25

MDOT Mill Street Closure Notification

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WHAT A THOUGHT!

NAFTA - WHO SIGNED THIS?

DEMOCRATS DOUBLE STANDARD

DEMOCRATS DOUBLE STANDARD

LISBON SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA - JUNE 25, 2018

DEMOCRATS DOUBLE STANDARD

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DISCUSSION

During the June 5, 2018 Town Council meeting, there was a discussion on MUNIS.  MUNIS is the computer software used by the town to control the majority of its business.  This software package cost the taxpayers $680,000.00 for a period of 7 years.

 

Apparently, the town was sold a bill of goods because it is not working out the way it was advertised.  This is not surprising to me, because I remember the initial discussion about getting rid of TRIO.  The Town Manager made two mistakes with this purchase:

 

            The first mistake was taking advise from someone who had absolutely no credentials or certifications in the Information Technology field.  She never thought to professional advice first.

 

            The second mistake is pushing the Town Council into entering into a 7 year contract without first having the software installed and seeing how it would work for the town.

 

This is yet another example of the Town Manager duping the Town Council into getting her way.  On June 5^th at the meeting, she did it again and no one realized it.  Instead of providing all the options and information, she left off a very important fact, “What is the cost of termination this contract?”  To me and the Council because they asked, this information would be critical to making a sound decision but neither the Finance Director nor the Town Manager had that information.  This is how she has always manipulated the Town Council. 

 

The Town Council voted to spend $5,000.00 tax dollars on an assessment verses terminating this contract and going with another software package.  Having the information on the penalty to terminate the contract early may have had an impact on the decision by the Town Council. 

 

Chairman Ward should have tabled any further discussion until the Town Manager was able to provide ALL information needed for the Council to make a sound and logical decision.  It should be a rule that if all the information is not available at the time of the discussion, the item will be tabled until all information is available to the Council.  Information needed to make decisions by the Town Council is conveniently not available.  This is how our Town Council is being forced to make decisions that the Town Manager wants.

 

The Town Manager is being paid over $90,000.00 yearly and should be providing better recommendations to our Town Council.

 

Larry Fillmore

 

 

GENERAL ASSISTANCE IN LISBON

At the Lisbon Town Office there is a door with the wording "General Assistance".

This morning, needing to contact someone at General Assistance, I went on the town's

website, clicked on "Departments", looking for the phone number so I could leave a

message.

 

I clicked on "Departments". No General Assistance listed under Departments.

I went to :Boards and Committees", no General Assistance listed there either. 

I than called the Town Clerk's office, asked how to find General Assistance.

 

No one there knew that General Assistance was not listed under Departments.

 

I was told that General Assistance could be found under the Department of Community Development.

 

I tried that, and guess what? General Assistance is not listed there either!!!!!. 

 

My question is; how does anyone in town, needing General Assistance, contact General Assistance?

 

General Assistance in Lisbon is a part-time position.

I asked Town Manager, Diane Barnes, why we do not have at least a part-time person in General Assistance?  She said that the only time anyone is in need of general assistance is in the winter.  This from a person making $95,000+ per year plus benefits. 

 

Judy Goddard, the Town of Lisbon's General Assistance director also works for the town of Brunswick.  She also works for the City of Bath. Is it any wonder she is not available for the citizens of the Town of Lisbon?

 

Our Town Council and Town Manager recently hired 2 addtional police officers.  They also approved a full time position, part-time for the front counter, part time for the Finance Department.  But they do not see any need to help those in town most in need of assistance.

Perhaps it is time to stop wasting money on someone not available to render assistance, when it is needed.

Dorothy Fitzgerald
Concerned Citizen 

EDITOR'S NOTE:  According to the latest proposed budget, under General Assistance 05-500 there is a line item 5211 Cell Phone which has a proposed budget of $363.00.  If this is the case, why is the cell phone NOT listed on the town web site.  When is the Town Council going to force the Town Manager to do her job? 

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