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Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Saturday, November 3, 2018
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
LISBON PUBLIC HEARING
Public Hearing Notice - Business Application
Slovak Catholic Assoc - Special Entertainment Permit on Nov. 13, 2018
The Lisbon Town Council
will hold a public hearing on November 13, 2018 at 7:00 PM in the Town
Office at 300 Lisbon Street in the Public Meeting Room to consider a
renewal Special Entertainment Permit for the Slovak Catholic
Association, located at 26 Avery Street in Lisbon Falls, Maine. The
public is invited to attend.
SUBMITTED BY: TOWN OF LISBON
Monday, October 29, 2018
Friday, October 26, 2018
LISBON CHARTER COMMUNICATION NOTIFICATION
Charter Communications Notification - Effective November 22, 2018
Charter Communications (“Charter”), locally known as Spectrum, is making its customers aware that effective on or after November 22, 1018, Viacom is discontinuing its Nick 2 service. Charter carries Nick 2 on Preferred TV channel 260.
Click here for copy of notification letter.
Click here for copy of notification letter.
SUBMITTED BY: TOWN OF LISBON
LISBON HARVEST POSTPONED
Harvest Festival Postponed to Sunday, October 28th
Stormy predictions for
Saturday prompted PCL organizers of the Harvest Festival to postpone to
the same time on Sunday October 28th.
Thank You!
Thank You!
SUBMITTED BY: TOWN OF LISBON
LISBON HARVEST FESTIVAL POSTPONED
Harvest Festival Postponed
Stormy predictions for
Saturday prompted PCL organizers of the Harvest Festival to postpone to
the same time on Sunday November 28th.
Thank You!
Thank You!
SUBMITTED BY: TOWN OF LISBON
Thursday, October 25, 2018
LISBON TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Council Meeting - Special
October 30, 2018 Agenda & Attachments
SUBMITTED BY: TOWN OF LISBON
LISBON LIBRARY CLOSED
Lisbon Library Closed until Monday, October 29th.
Due to the renovations
at the Lisbon Public Library, the re-open date is pushed back until
Monday, October 29, 2018. The library will open at 8:30 a.m. Thank you
for your patience.
SUBMITTED BY: TOWN OF LISBON
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Monday, October 22, 2018
WHAT IS GOING ON?
Over the weekend, I had the misfortune to review the Town Council meeting of October 16, 2018. The meeting lasted two hours and twelve minutes. It should have taken an hour. Instead we have two Councilors trying to outdo each other in stupidity.
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Androscoggin County Budget Committee
Androscoggin County Budget Committee
Public Hearing - Nov 1 2018 at County Building 6:00 PM
See County Budget attached.
SUBMITTED BY: TOWN OF LISBON
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
LISBON Rt. 196/125 Road Construction Projects Video
Rt. 196/125 Road Construction Projects Video
This is a short video
explaining the referendum question on the November ballot regarding the
Rt. 196/125 Road Construction Projects and what the vote would mean. Rt. 196/125 Video
Thank you
Thank you
SUBMITTED BY: TOWN OF LISBON
Sunday, October 14, 2018
TRULY AMAZING
It is truly amazing to me how Councilors on our Town Council can negotiate the purchase of property, the tax dollars being spent, environmental studies and more. Then turn around and purchase the property from the town for a song and turn around and make a profit. I call this abuse of their position. Currently, we have two Councilors that, I believe, fall into this category.
Friday, October 12, 2018
HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!!
By now everyone has received
the information sheet published by the town pertaining to the bonds everyone
will be voting on November 6, 2018. Naturally, this information sheet was sent
out after some absentee ballots were issued. Kind of defeats the purpose, don’t you think.
This is yet another example
of the town spending money. They have
absolutely no problems spending our tax dollars but you never see any councilor
trying to save our tax dollars by reducing the town’s operating cost.
If one was to pay attention
to documents associated with the Town Council agenda for October 16, 2018, they
would have noticed that the last paragraph of the Police Department’s report states that come January 2019, the Lisbon
Communication Center will no longer be performing dispatching for Durham. If I remember correctly, that leaves only
Lisbon performing dispatching for Lisbon.
This
means the taxpayers have to pay for the entire Lisbon Communication Center
which was budgeted for $345,246.00.
Several years ago, Councilors Garrison and Pesce
conducted a survey and determined that by joining the Androscoggin County
Dispatch, the town could save at least $200,000.00 per year. However, the
Town Council voted 4-3 not to join Androscoggin County Dispatch and again the
following year the Town Council voted 4-3 not to join Androscoggin County
Dispatch.
The reason provided was that the Town Council did not
want to give up control to Androscoggin County Dispatch. This effort both
times was spearheaded by Fern LaRochelle who neglected to inform everyone that
he was and is a subcontractor of the town who works directly with the Lisbon
Communication Center. In
my eyes, this was then and still is a conflict of interest that he should have
revealed at the time. Now that he is once again a Councilor, he
should recuse himself from any vote on this issue, if it ever came up again.
This is an excellent way for the town to save at least
$200,000.00 tax dollars and no one is willing to look into saving taxpayers any
money, just spending. It has been proven that letting Androscoggin County Dispatch
perform our 911 calls if a much more efficient and at a cost savings to
taxpayers.
I can almost guarantee you
that this will never happen because it makes sense and it is the right thing to
do. No
one, from the Town Manager or the Town Council wants to do away with Chief
David Brooks’ legacy. This has nothing
to do with logic; it is strictly a political decision. Well, political decisions do not pay the
bills or provide for taxpayers’ family.
So tell me again, why is our Councilors NOT looking for
way to save our money?
Larry Fillmore
Thursday, October 11, 2018
REVISED TOWN COUNCIL MEETING - OCTOBER 16, 2018
Council Meeting - Revised Agenda/Added Election Warrant
October 16, 2018 Agenda & Attachments
SUBMITTED BY: TOWN OF LISBON
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