The possibility of moving meetings to 6 p.m. is being eyed.
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Lewiston council supports more comprehensive housing safety effort
LEWISTON — Members of the city’s rental registration committee were urged Tuesday to include more tenant voices in the process as it attempts to create a comprehensive housing safety program over the next two months. The mayor’s rental registration committee, after multiple meetings, recommended against establishing the fee-based rental registration program proposed by city staff […]
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Auburn waives foreclosure for industrial park land
AUBURN — The City Council approved a waiver of foreclosure Monday for the empty Auburn Enterprise Center industrial park, giving the beleaguered project at least another year to secure potential tenants. The council voted 4-1, with two abstentions, to allow the waiver, two weeks after officials tabled a vote on the issue. The land off […]
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Auburn extends moratorium on medical marijuana storefronts
AUBURN — The City Council on Monday extended a moratorium on medical marijuana caregiver storefronts by 180 days, as city staff laid out a timeline for creating new regulations. City officials originally passed a 180-day moratorium in May, intending to use the time to come up with zoning laws and ordinances to regulate where such […]
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Lewiston council approves police contract
LEWISTON — The City Council approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the city’s police union Tuesday, following a short but contentious negotiating period over the summer. The framework of a new contract was agreed upon Aug. 16, but the council voted 5-2 Tuesday to officially accept the terms. Councilors Zack Pettengill and Michael Marcotte voted […]
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Lewiston to purchase land for new fire station
LEWISTON — The city is poised to enter into an option agreement to purchase 10 acres at 55 North Temple St. to build a fire substation. Funding for the $3.3 million project is included in next year’s Capital Improvement Plan, and city officials have since been narrowing down a list of potential sites for the […]
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Lewiston police: ‘You’ve always got to hope’
Constant public disrespect and misunderstanding. Big-city problems. More desk work and less time on the street. That’s life through the eyes of four Lewiston police officers as the city deals with a spike in violence. Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. The interviews with police for this story were done before Lewiston […]
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Auburn City Council discusses economic development
Auburn City Council Monday, Aug. 6 Housing and business activity What happened: The City Council, with Auburn’s economic development staff, discussed recent permitting activity that shows positive signs for city growth in various categories, including permit fees collected and projected construction costs. What it means: Eric Cousens, deputy director of Economic and Community Development, said […]
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Auburn considers future of agricultural land
AUBURN — The debate over how to best take advantage of the city’s vast agricultural zone continued Monday as the City Council reviewed the results of a recent study and committee recommendations. But even the chief recommendation from the ad-hoc committee made up of local farmers — to create a permanent agriculture commission — received […]
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Lewiston survey focuses on youth perceptions
LEWISTON — On one hand, there are good schools, a sense of community and good restaurants. On the other, there is the “Dirty Lew,” with crime and dwindling opportunities. Those thoughts were expressed in a recent survey conducted by the Lewiston Youth Advisory Council. Students in fourth, eighth and 12th grade were asked about their […]