By Michael Dumas, unverified — Thu, 11/05/2009 - 19:54
This mayor and council has lost all legitmacy. They could have done great things, but they chose to micromanage and pick petty fights and have disrespected the voters. I even had faith that this Council could come together. I really wanted to believe it, but they have disappointed. Good riddance to them.
By Michael Dumas, unverified — Wed, 11/04/2009 - 09:04
Despite the sad results, I've got a good feeling that this new Council won't give him one inch of room outside of calling the meeting to order and cutting ribbons. His dreams of increased power are fantasies. 2011 isn't too far away....
By Michael Dumas, unverified — Tue, 07/28/2009 - 15:20
Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. When we start giving young professionals the economic and recreational reasons (or at least give them more) to come back/stay, or attract new ones to the area, we'll start to reap the benefits. We won't get that if we don't show our willingness to invest in ourselves. We need the jobs of tomorrow to be in the Lewiston/Auburn region. Financial services, healthcare, maybe even alternative energy manufacturing (wood pellets, tidal technology components?), are the types of 21st century jobs we need to be attracting. I'd even go as far to say that we need some type of magnet school here in the region, similar to the Maine School of Science and Math in Limestone. It isn't an effort that just Lewiston, or just Auburn can undertake. It needs to be a joint effort, and a state effort. This topic does tend to lend itself to the future of the mills. The mills were put in place to provide goods that their eras demanded. As times change, we need to adapt to the changing needs of a global economy. The world is advancing. We need to make sure we aren't left behind.
Michael Dumas's Comments
Didn't you turn your papers
Didn't you turn your papers in intending to run for your seat again, and then back out after the deadline?
This mayor and council has
This mayor and council has lost all legitmacy. They could have done great things, but they chose to micromanage and pick petty fights and have disrespected the voters. I even had faith that this Council could come together. I really wanted to believe it, but they have disappointed. Good riddance to them.
I do believe that a Charter
I do believe that a Charter change requires ratification by popular vote
Despite the sad results,
Despite the sad results, I've got a good feeling that this new Council won't give him one inch of room outside of calling the meeting to order and cutting ribbons. His dreams of increased power are fantasies. 2011 isn't too far away....
Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. When we
Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. When we start giving young professionals the economic and recreational reasons (or at least give them more) to come back/stay, or attract new ones to the area, we'll start to reap the benefits. We won't get that if we don't show our willingness to invest in ourselves. We need the jobs of tomorrow to be in the Lewiston/Auburn region. Financial services, healthcare, maybe even alternative energy manufacturing (wood pellets, tidal technology components?), are the types of 21st century jobs we need to be attracting. I'd even go as far to say that we need some type of magnet school here in the region, similar to the Maine School of Science and Math in Limestone. It isn't an effort that just Lewiston, or just Auburn can undertake. It needs to be a joint effort, and a state effort. This topic does tend to lend itself to the future of the mills. The mills were put in place to provide goods that their eras demanded. As times change, we need to adapt to the changing needs of a global economy. The world is advancing. We need to make sure we aren't left behind.