Heated Debate At Town Council Meeting

Last night's council meeting agenda contained several noteworthy items, such as the long awaited first steps toward forming an ethics panel and departmental reports. The core issue, however, was the council's proposed changes to the town charter. The council and town attorney insist that the changes are necessary to clarify certain issues and keep the town out of court.

The Lisbon Concerned Citizens and others spoke out about the changes. David Bowie, a former selectman and participant in the drafting of the present charter weighed in against almost all of the changes proposed. His feeling was that they were unnecessary and that most of the issues were covered by present law or could be handled by ordinance. No one who spoke during the public hearing on the proposed changes favored them in any way whatsover.

The Lisbon Reporter wishes to remind you that the entire Lisbon Town Council Meeting will be aired this Thursday evening at 7pm on channel 7 (cable) and encourage you to see what is going on. For more information, follow the link below to the story in today's edition of The Times Record.
http://www.timesrecord.com/website/main.nsf/news.nsf/0/F01F0EC6E7E0D2F4852574C7004E8382?Opendocument