The annual spending plan is normally whittled down to the most pressing needs during budget negotiations.
Bates Mill No. 5
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Goodbye to an unforgettable year
Some see a silver lining to the trials that 2020 brought, but many are happy to begin a new year.
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On this date in Maine history: July 15
July 15, 1980: Cub Scout Todd Rogers draws the first winning entry from a giant rotating drum during Maine’s inaugural moose lottery at the Bangor Civic Center. The state was reviving moose hunting, which had been discontinued in 1935. The number of hunters authorized for 1980 was about 700 – less than one-fourth the total […]
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Lewiston City Council amends Bates Mill No. 5 agreement
The changes allow developer Tom Platz to retain rights to purchase the property while environmental cleanup work is completed.
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Lewiston-Auburn Flashback: The making of Bates Mill No. 5’s sawtooth roof
Flashback is a regular Monday feature highlighting life in the past in the Lewiston-Auburn area. If you have more information about today’s image, share it on the Lewiston Public Library’s website here. This photo of the construction of Bates Mill No. 5, circa 1912, shows the building’s iconic roof supports, which, once finished, allowed light […]
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Lewiston to consider giving Tom Platz more time on Bates Mill No. 5 deal
The Lewiston City Council on Tuesday is expected to consider whether to amend language in the city’s option with Tom Platz’s Bates Mill LLC. It would protect Platz’s interest in Bates Mill No. 5 but keep the building under city ownership while environmental cleanup goes on.
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Lewiston City Council to vote on funding revaluation, Bates Mill cleanup
The City Council will vote Tuesday on next year’s Capital Improvement Plan, after the Finance Committee and Planning Board had their say on the $27 million plan.
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Three decades late, Small Business Administration eyes help for rural Maine
Federal bureaucrats never established the Office of Rural Affairs when it was mandated in 1990, but after a California representative took action to get it going, financial assistance for business development in states like Maine may finally get off the ground.
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Lewiston capital projects include Bates Mill cleanup, Lincoln Street garage expansion
The two items have been discussed for years, but ultimately scrapped from the annual Capital Improvement Plan.
