What Can We Do?

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE

The exceptional letter written by Joe Hill to the Lisbon Reporter is right on the money.  This council and the town manager are ruining this town and will have Lisbon in the same situation Rumford is trying to fight out of right now.  So what can we do?

I believe there are several things the residents of Lisbon can do to take back our town and put it back on the map as the greatest community in Maine.

1.     It is not enough to just read the Lisbon Reporter.  Everyone needs to tell their friends and family to also read the Lisbon Reporter.  Ask them to tell their friends and family to do the same. 

2.    Read articles posted on the Lisbon Maine News at www.lisbonmaine.net for more information and the truth of what is really going on in Lisbon.

3.    Write letters to the Lisbon Reporter and the Lisbon Maine News and voice your opinions or views.  You do not have to sign your name to the letter; sign it anonymous.  

4.    Both the Lisbon Reporter and Lisbon Maine News now have a place for you to comment on the articles.  At the end of each article there is a section called “comments” and you can provide feedback on the article.  Once again you, do not have to sign your name.

5.    Write Letters to the Editors of the Sun Journal, Times Record or Portland Press Herald.  I cannot guarantee they will publish your letters because the town manager has to approve them first because these newspapers censor what they publish.

6.    Bombard the town office and your councilors with phone calls telling them what is going on in your area.  Tell them how you feel about the current state of affairs in Lisbon.

7.    Attend Town Council meetings and workshops even if you do not want to speak.  Make your presence known.

8.    Come and speak out at Town Council meetings and tell this council how you feel, if you want.

9.    Reelect Roger Cote this November.  Councilor Cote has always put the best interest of Lisbon first when he votes.

10.    In 2012, vote out Mike Bowie and Lori Pomelow.  If you review their voting records and watch them speak out on issues, you will see they certainly do not have the best interest of Lisbon at heart.


I have provided numerous options; the residents can take to assist in taking control of the Town of Lisbon.  Not all of these options will apply to everyone but the important thing is to find the ones you can live with and make it happen.  Please do not sit back and wait for one of us to make the change.  We appear to be a small group but I believe there are a lot more citizens of Lisbon who are as concerned as we are but do not want to get involved.  There is strength in numbers.  This council believes they can do anything they want, like steal legally a neighbor’s property, without anyone saying anything because only a few come and speak out. The residents of Lisbon need to change this quickly in order to prevent more of the same.

FIND AN OPTION WHICH WORKS FOR YOU AND TAKE IT!!  WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO CLEAN UP THE MISMANAGEMENT OF THE TOWN OF LISBON.  DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED, KEEP POUNDING ON THEM UNTIL WE GET A COUNCIL THAT TRULY CARES ABOUT THIS TOWN AND ITS PEOPLE.

Larry A. Fillmore
Concerned Citizen