Speaking to a few local politicians, I have come to understand that the city of Lewiston promised Platz Associates that the city would build two parking garages and one city parking garage to accommodate the expected tenants for Bates Mill No. 5. That would cost millions of dollars. Just how much can the taxpayers of […]
Doris Pelletier
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Change the subsidized housing rules
This is in response to a story in the Sun Journal Feb. 7. Auburn Housing Authority Director Richard Whiting and Lewiston Housing Authority Director Jim Dowling are worried that HUD’s new rules will be too tough. Well, it is about time something was done. The reason for tenants to leave is the same as the […]
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Chin a puppet to Maine Alliance
Ben Chin has the education, but that is not all it takes to be mayor of Lewiston. I hate to think that people of this city would consider putting someone still wet behind his ears in the mayor’s seat. There are better qualified candidates — Charles Soule, Steve Morgan and present Mayor Robert Macdonald. They […]
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D. Pelletier: Lewiston cannot afford it
This is in response to the guest column by Maura Murphy (Oct. 20). I don’t see how Phyllis St. Laurent’s housing project won’t cause a larger burden and more expenses for Lewiston taxpayers. The way I figure it, those proposed 77 bedrooms (29 occupied by adults, leaves 48 for children) would mean, if there are […]
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D.Pelletier: Parking shortage needs to be addressed
At the Lewiston Planning Board meeting a few weeks ago, Bates College got approval to build two dormitories that will house more than 200 students. I feel that the college’s plan and Phyllis St. Laurent’s plan (to rebuild apartment houses) have the same problem — a lack of parking space. What would be wrong with […]
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D. Pelletier: Housing project not needed
During a Lewiston City Council meeting on April 15, the Council voted 4-3 in support of a $5 million project to replace three burned out buildings in the downtown area. My husband and I oppose the project and we are starting a petition to stop it. There are about 300 empty apartments in Lewiston now; […]