LEWISTON — The city’s proposed five-year capital improvement plan features some familiar high-profile projects. Included in the running list for next year is the first of three planned replacements of all Fire Department substations, as well as the second phase of the Lincoln Street parking garage — but the projects could ultimately be deferred again. The […]
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Androscoggin Bank drops 'showcase' plans for downtown Lewiston
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank will not build a new branch near the Longley Bridge as planned. In a statement, bank officials said the site — a city-owned, quarter-acre parking lot beside Raymond Park, along Main Street and just in front of Bates Mill No. 5 — has too many constraints. Last year, the bank announced […]
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Officials: Ending federal historic tax credit will jeopardize Lewiston redevelopments
The brick Lyceum Hall building that houses Fuel restaurant on Lisbon Street in Lewiston is one of several high-profile historic buildings in the city that were redeveloped with the use of the federal historic tax credit. The credit has been eliminated in the recently passed U.S. House tax-reform plan. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — A […]
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Bates Mill No. 5: Who’s in? Who’s out? What’s up?
LEWISTON — Steve Wallace has been fielding questions — and rumors — about Bates Mill No. 5 for a while now. “All the time,” said Wallace, head of the Auburn-Lewiston YMCA. “A lot of people say, ‘Well, since the hospital pulled out, you guys aren’t going in there.’” To be clear: The YMCA still plans […]
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YMCA takes over CMMC fitness center
LEWISTON — The YMCA of Auburn-Lewiston has officially taken over management of the Central Maine Medical Center Fitness and Wellness Center at the Lewiston hospital. CMMC announced the change in early February, the same time it announced it was laying off 28 people and dropping plans for a project at Bates Mill No. 5. A […]
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Lewiston previews budget figures amid uncertainty
LEWISTON — A new budget season has officially begun, but the issues driving its creation look pretty similar. During a City Council workshop Tuesday, councilors were given the initial outlook for fiscal 2017-18, which shows an overall budget increase of about 6 percent. The council was told the figures are only a starting point. City […]
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Lewiston City Council set to OK capital improvement plan
LEWISTON — The City Council will vote Tuesday to approve Lewiston’s five-year Capital Improvement Plan worth $98 million. The plan calls for $25.3 million in projects for the 2017-18 fiscal year, set to begin in July. That includes spending for road and Public Works projects, city equipment and vehicles, water, sewer and storm sewer utilities […]
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Bates Mill redevelopment effort gets another year
Developer Platz Associates has another year to secure the redevelopment of Bates Mill No. 5, center left. LEWISTON — The redevelopment of Bates Mill No. 5 has been extended — at least for another year. The City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3 to extend developer Tom Platz’s option to buy and redevelop Bates Mill No. […]
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Central Maine Healthcare says no to Bates Mill, lays off 28
LEWISTON — In response to continued revenue losses, Central Maine Healthcare officials announced Thursday that the organization is dropping plans for a project at Bates Mill No. 5, while also laying off 28 employees at the hospital. President and CEO Jeff Brickman said the move was in response to “uncertainty” in the health care industry, […]
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Central Maine Healthcare says no to Bates Mill, lays off 28
Central Maine Healthcare was set to become an anchor tenant of a $70 million redevelopment project at Bates Mill No. 5, center left, along with the YMCA. On Thursday, the Lewiston health care company announced it was pulling out of the project. LEWISTON — In response to continued revenue losses, Central Maine Healthcare officials announced […]