Where Is The Merit Of Having Ordinances In Town If They Are Only Selectively Enforced?

By: Peter Reuter
The Lisbon Reporter


It is quite easy to see that Lisbon Public Safety Officials have no intention of enforcing the Winter Parking ban that is valid.  Case in Point, look carefully and you will see that Pomelow's truck is loaded and that it was there overnight during the snowstorm.  

 Truck parked on part of Town right of way.

Lisbon Winter Parking Ban Rules

Sec. 50-45. - Winter parking between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. 

The owner or operator of any motor vehicle found parked or left unattended upon any way for a continuous 60-minute period between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. of any day during the period from November 1 to April 1 of each year shall, physicians on emergency calls excepted, be punished by a fine as provided in article V of this chapter.

(Code 1983, § 9-106)

State law reference— Snow removal, 29-A M.R.S.A. § 2069.

 So is this yet another violation that a Town Councilor skates over but everyone else must abide by?   Double Standards for Lisbon's Laws, selectively enforced by officials.  Maybe we all should just ignore the Ordinances and do what we want.    

Do you think Brooks and Eldridge will have a problem with it?
What about limiting public speaking at town council meetings? Councilor Pomelow had absolutely no trouble creating the new rules.

 Lisbon Public Safety Enforcer Police Chief David T. Brooks

Lisbon Town Manager

Which Rules Do We Follow, and Which Ones Do We Ignore?