LISBON — Councilors re-elected Allen Ward as chairman and Chris Brunelle as vice chairman during Tuesday night’s town council meeting. Town Clerk Twila Lycette swore in newly elected officials Fern Larochelle and Ross Cunningham. Larochelle joins the Town Council and Cunningham joins the school committee. The council revised the attendance policy in their working rules. If a councilor […]
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Mechanic Falls councilors planning for new Town Office
MECHANIC FALLS — The Town Council on Monday agreed to begin planning for a new Town Office complex. Town Manager Koriene Low said the former Mechanic Falls High School building on Lewiston Street has reached the point where, after years of patching, it has become too expensive to operate. She said all councilors agree it’s […]
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Lisbon Town Council presented with $9.5M budget
LISBON — Town Manager Diane Barnes on Tuesday night presented the Town Council with a $9.5 million municipal budget, an increase of 19.2 percent from this fiscal year. Barnes said the 2017-18 spending plan does not include the county assessment and School Department assessment. “This budget proposes to keep municipal services at status quo,” Barnes […]
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Lisbon council amends fund balance policy
LISBON — The Town Council voted Tuesday night to change the fund balance policy, decreasing the amount of money on hand for emergencies by over $1 million. Instead of keeping the fund at 12.5 percent of the town budget, it will be kept at between 12 and 16 percent of the budget and include the General […]
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Lisbon council weighs switch to county dispatch
LISBON — The Town Council on Tuesday discussed the benefits and pitfalls of transferring the local dispatch agency to the Androscoggin County Dispatch Center. This is the town’s fourth dispatch consolidation discussion in eight years. The council estimated it would save $94,002 if it switched to county dispatch. But Police Chief Mark Hagan said it […]
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Lisbon audit report shows differing balance sheets
LISBON — The town auditor presented a draft report for 2016 to the Town Council on Tuesday night that showed the town and School Department balance sheets do not agree. Chris Backman, audit director for RHR Smith & Co. of Buxton, said a final audit report will not be available until the problem is resolved. […]
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Mechanic Falls council changes street status
MECHANIC FALLS — The Town Council voted Monday night to make Yates Street two-way again with no parking on either side. The action followed a public hearing and ends a six-month experiment of having the street one-way from Highland Avenue to Pine Street and on-street parking along the left side. Parking along Yates Street had […]
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Yates Street in Mechanic Falls to become one-way
MECHANIC FALLS — The Town Council on Monday approved changing Yates Street from two-way to one-way from Highland Avenue to Pine Street and to allow parking along the left side. Parking along Yates Street, which is short, has been prohibited for years. It is also 22 feet wide, which is a good six feet narrower […]
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Mechanic Falls council hears parking request
MECHANIC FALLS — A delegation of Yates Street residents asked the Town Council on Monday to allow limited on-street parking in their neighborhood. Resident Mike Garey said although No Parking signs have been posted on Yates Street for years, the restriction has been generally ignored on the short side street that runs between Pine Street […]
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Lisbon to consider changing Route 9 zoning
LISBON — The Town Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to hold workshops to discuss whether to rezone Route 9 from residential to commercial. Norm Albert, Eric Metivier, George Bickford, Chris Brunelle, Dale James Crafts, and Allen Ward voted in favor; Kasie Kolbe opposed the motion. Those opposed to the zone change fear it will lower home […]