Do As We Say, Councilors Rule Lisbon, Not As We Do ! ! !

POMELOW TRANSPORT

The town of Lisbon Falls is home to Pomelow Transport Trucking Company.  (click highlighted to read more)

POMELOW TRANSPORT 10 SCOTTSDALE AVE LISBON FALLS, ME 4252
Motor Carrier (MC) Number: 423058
USDOT: 909770
Total Trucks: 1
Total Drivers: 1
Pomelow Transport is Carrier
207-353-8822   207-353-8822
Does Pomelow Transport transport Hazardous Material? No
Carrier Operation: Intrastate
Pomelow Transport in Transport Business since 10/6/2000

Sources:

1.  http://www.quicktransportsolutions.com/truckingcompany/maine/pomelow-transport-usdot-909770.php

2.   http://semidrivingjobs.com/storeinfo.asp?categoryID=291997

           3.   http://www.uship.com/popups/safer.aspx?type=DOT&num=909770

The town is really fortunate to have this business located right in the heart of Huston Park housing development. This trucking company has several tractor trailers (18 wheelers) parked on both Scottsdale Avenue and Dumas Street. In fact, on 4 June 2011, there were 4 tractor trailers parked at 10 Scottsdale Avenue. This is the residence of Town Councilor Lori Pomelow and her husband David. I contacted the Code Enforcement Officer to see if Mrs. Pomelow has approval to operate a business out of her residence. There was no Conditional Use application on file at the Code Enforcement Office. 

 

These tractor trailers roaming through Huston Park housing area are a safety issue. There are no sidewalks in the housing area so pedestrians have no place to walk because these rigs are so large. The housing area has a large population of kids playing; now school is out. These kids are put at risk because these tractor trailers cannot stop on a dime. We have been very fortunate no one has been hurt by these large vehicles.

The streets in this housing area are not paved to withstand the weight of these tractor trailers. In fact, Wing Street has been posted for years. Mrs. Pomelow, as a councilor, should be aware of the town ordinances even if someone has stolen the signs. These large vehicles come through the housing area fully loaded and park on these streets. Some of these streets are breaking up and will need repairing. Who do you think is going to pay for these repairs? I guarantee you it will not be the Pomelow Transport Trucking Company. It will be the Town of Lisbon.

 

 Editorial note:  Ah Larry,   Scotsdale Avenue has recently been rebuilt because of damage directly and officially attributed to be caused by the operation of tractor trailers on that street.  The Lisbon Taxpayers paid dearly to have it rebuilt.   It was all done under the guise and blessings of Lisbon Public Works Director at that time Buttons Beal and the Interim Town Manager, Lisbon Police Chief David T. Brooks and the then Town Council.  In Fact that property was basically a Junk Yard before Lori Pomelow ran for her seat as a Town Councilor.  It was only in the last few years, that it was cleaned up, so to speak, so that SHE could run as Town Councilor and not be embarrassed with the Mess.   GOD forbid they oblige by the rules or have  the decency for their neighbors or neighborhood. 

AND what about the current 'Imposter' as a Town Manager, Stephen Eldridge for letting this continue.  Says much about him now doesn't it?

I am truly amazed the Town of Lisbon allows a councilor to operate a business out of their residence. But what is even more disturbing is the fact none of these tractor trailers are ticketed by the Lisbon Police Department for violation of the Wing  Street posting. I hope they do not think these large rigs were helicoptered in. 

 Pomelow Transport has been in business since October 6, 2000 and no one has bothered to bring this out. I know many residents have made complaints about these tractor trailers being in the Huston Park housing area. 

These residents were assured by Police Chief David T. Brooks that he would look into it and take care of it.  

Does being a Town of Lisbon Councilor have special benefits which allow them to disregard the town ordnances? Are they protected by the Police Department or who?

I believe this needs to be addressed immediately and a stop put to councilors receiving special benefits which allow them to violate ours ordinances. No one should be able to put our children at risk needlessly in order to make a buck. Operating a business in a residential area requires an Application for Conditional Use approved by the Planning Board.

There is another councilor; Mrs. Gina Mason whose husband applied for Conditional Use to operate an excavation business from his residence and was approved by the Planning Board on March 24, 2011. This application for Conditional Use was approved by a vote of 4-0 without any conditions. How do you have an Application for Conditional Use be approved without any conditions? Does this mean the business can do anything it wants to do regardless of any town ordnances or state laws? 

But Larry, Gina was a councilor for 3 years and did nothing about it until very recently.  She must have been spending too much time with Rosie Bradley promoting stuff and Economically Developing the Worumbo Mill for Resale.  AND how many of those buildings have already been torn down?    Plane and Simple,  GINA MASON doesn't GET IT, never has and never will.  BUT she will be the first to tell you that she does.  In Fact so plane, she had to make up her own certificates of achievement and then find willing councilors to sign them at the last "ATTA BOY, er GIRL CEREMONY they all had for themselves.

 

This is yet another example of special benefits for Town of Lisbon Councilors.

Larry A. Fillmore

Concerned Citizen