WHY ARE WE PAYING SUCH HIGH TAXES?

The taxpayers in Lisbon have had their taxes raised for the last four years and will probably experience an increase in taxes every year from here on out.  This trend must stop if the taxpayers of Lisbon are going to stay out of bankruptcy.  We have been over taxed for the last four years and I will explain it to you.

Take a look at the carry forward for this year and it is the same for the last four years:

 

I did not total all of the funds here but as you can see it is a large amount of your tax dollars.  So where did all this money come from and why is it being carried forward?  Was this money left over from previous year budget; if so, someone needs to explain why our taxes were raised if the town did not need our money?  Personally, I would have been happy to keep my own money.

Now, let’s take a look at the Undesignated Fund expenditures for the last four years:

 

As you can see, the town spent a lot of money from the Undesignated Fund.  Look at it by years:

2016  $10,293.47

2017 None (Which I do not believe)

2018 $595,000.00

2019 $475,199.00

Well, how did the town get so much money in the Undesignated Fund?  Apparently, the tooth fairy blessed Lisbon.  I have a better answer and that is the Town Manager, Diane Barnes has been padding her budget without the knowledge of the Town Council.  The Town Council has been supporting the Town Manager instead of supporting us, the taxpayers.  This is really ridiculous to have so much money left over every year and have so much money in the Undesignated Fund.

This is our tax dollars at work.  This explains the high taxes and where our tax dollars are going.  We need to tell the Town Manager, Diane Barnes, that we will not put up with this from now on.  The Town Council has to start making the Town Manager accountable for her actions.  I realize that she works for the Town Council and not the citizens of Lisbon; so it is the Town Council responsibility to see that this never happens again.  Having over a half million dollars every year is ripping the taxpayers off every year.

It is time to hold both the Town Council and the Town Manager accountable for the way they spend our tax dollars.

Larry Fillmore  

PS  The Town is charging me $75.00 for the Undesignated Fund information.  Apparently, with two computer systems (MUNIS and TRIO) it took 6 hours to put this information together.

 

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LISBON SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA - AUGUST 6, 2018

LISBON PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Planning Board meeting

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LISBON DARE FUNDRAISER

DARE Fundraiser

Notice!!  If you receive a call, or mailer, from a member of the New England Charitable Promotions group, regarding the Lisbon D.A.R.E. program it IS NOT a scam or hoax. The Lisbon Police Department will once again be playing former players from the New England Patriots in a flag football game to raise money to support the Lisbon D.A.R.E. program. The game is scheduled for Sunday October 7th at 1:00pm at the Lisbon High School football field. Mark it on your calendars as we look forward to seeing you all at the game. Thank you.

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LISBON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WATER QUALITY RE-CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN WATERBODIES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WATER QUALITY RE-CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN WATERBODIES

The public hearing will be held at the Cross Insurance Center, 515 Main Street, Bangor, Maine on Thursday, September 20, 2018 beginning at 1:00 pm.
Comments on this matter may be submitted orally to the Board at the hearing or in writing until the close of the public comment period on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 5:00 pm.
Written comments may be mailed to: Department of Environmental Protection, Attn: Susanne Meidel, 17 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0017, or submitted by email via the Department’s Opportunity for Comment page (https://www.maine.gov/dep/comment/index.html).
Please see attached Public Hearing Notice for more information.

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LISBON Petitions Circulating

 

August 02, 2018

2018 Papers Out:
Town Council-At Large: Normand Roland Albert, Jr, 2 Cynthia Drive, Lisbon Falls
Town Council-District 1:  Kasie Kolbe, 32 Moody Road, Lisbon
Town Council-District 2: Allen Scott Ward, 17 Plummer Street, Lisbon Falls
School Committee-At Large:  Herbert Leslie "Pete" Reed, 385 Ridge Road, Lisbon Falls
 Water Commission-At Large:  Marie Alvina Hale, 5 Larry Drive, Lisbon

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Androscoggin County is in a Severe Hydrologic Drought

 

Despite last week’s rain, which ran off instead of soaking in, Maine is experiencing drought conditions for the third summer in a row.  Every County, with the exception of Washington County, is experiencing drought or abnormally dry conditions.  Most of Maine was experiencing normal conditions early in the spring largely due to the winter’s snowfall but, with the warm, dry conditions so far this summer, we are back into a drought situation.  Through July 24, streamflow conditions were generally in an extreme to moderate drought condition according to Nick Stasulis of U.S.G.S.  Many wells are showing well below to much below normal conditions with some in the low end of normal.  As you can see from the attached map indicating statewide drought conditions, Androscoggin County is in a severe hydrologic drought.  The Maine Drought Task Force is closely monitoring conditions and the group will convene if conditions worsen.
Meanwhile, those with wells should check water levels on a regular basis and if found to be low, should consider reducing daily water usage to allow groundwater recharge, and are asked to report low conditions to municipal and emergency management officials.
IMPORTANT NOTE:  Citizens should be reminded to avoid filling wells with foreign water due to dangers of contamination, corrosion and/or lead problems and should be encouraged to use water wisely.
Please call if you have questions or concerns.
Joanne G. Potvin, Director

Androscoggin Unified Emergency Management Agency

2 College Street Lewiston, ME 04240-7101

Tel: 207-784-0147

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LISBON Public Hearing Notice - ATV Ordinance Amendments

Public Hearing Notice - ATV Ordinance Amendments

On Council's Agenda for August 14, 2018 at 7PM

The Lisbon Town Council will hold a public hearing on August 14, 2018 at 7:00 PM in the Town Office Public Meeting Room to hear comments on amendments to the ATV Ordinance and ATV map.  Copies of these amendments may be viewed or obtained at the Town Clerk's Office, 300 Lisbon Street, Lisbon or online at www.lisbonme.org.
See attachment below for Amendments to ATV Ordinance.  ATV Map to be repealed.

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