Ray - This subject was discussed at a prior Council meeting and a prior workshop. At both the prior meeting and workshop and the meeting Tuesday night, there was the opportunity for both discussion and citizen input. The Council did discuss and ask good questions during the prior workshop and there was plenty opportunity for citizen input including last night.

The water was turned off between Scribner Ave and Foch and perhaps this is what Scott misunderstood. It was the water line that was shut, not the street. Sorry for the confusion Scott.

Thanks for letting us know.

I am the Public Works Director, so I will weigh in.
Mathew - Thank-you for your concern. You have some valid concerns, but the items you identify had nothing to do with the budget reductions the City Council approved last spring.
Dan and Mark are correct that storms have been coming frequently causing us some issues. We had begun snow removal operations and had done Lisbon St, Park Ave, Canal St, Middle St, Chestnut St, the Little Canada area on Oxford and River St.
East Ave and Sabattus St along with the rest of the downtown area were and remain on our schedule, but with this storm we will likely have to restart our efforts. We are watching the roads closely and rely upon drivers paying attention and taking extra caution and extending courtesy to others on the road during winters like this.

Okay snow gods, we need a little break here. At least long enough to have our plow operators get some rest and so we can schedule to remove snow banks in the downtown!

Reggie - I am the PW Director and will look into each of these for you. I go through the East Ave intersection at least twice each day and had not noticed an issue, but we will check it and the Bates/Main signal. The Oxford/Cedar signal was removed because a traffic study found it was impeding traffic and was no longer needed. It was due to be replaced and rather than spend all the funds to do so, it made sense to remove it. I am not aware of the Stevens / Pleasant sign, but again, we will check it.
We do have a customer service desk to receive calls from citizens about issues and encourage you to call if you see a problem. We rely on people like you helping us by reporting these. Dave Jones

The section going to a single lane 1 way is only the short section from Sabattus to College. It was already 1 way, but had 2 lanes. going to 1 lane offers more opportunity for parking.

Stomping?? Freudian slip perhaps?? I thought it was stumping, but the Dems have had heavy boots lately...

Once again, Mr. Bilodeau attacks anyone who disagrees with him with mis-information to confuse the issue. I have no issues with Mr. Knowlton, in fact we have worked collaboratively for a number of years.
The fact is it would cost much more than the $7 million Mr Bilodeau asserts to construct a filtration plant for Lewiston-Auburn. In addition, the operations and maintenance cost for a filtration facility would increase treatment costs by more than $1 million per year. This would dramatically increase water rates for the two cities, which would have a tremendous impact on rate payers. This is not just home owners, but businesses that provide jobs for the local economy like White Rock Distilleries and Cascade Fiber that use large amounts of water.
The water districts for the two cities do serve the public by providing clean safe drinking water, which meets all state and federal regulations and standards. Mr. Bilodeau does not serve the public by continuing to spew erroneous information.

Thanks Daniel!
I will pass your comments on to the guys on the crew!
Dave Jones, P.E.
Director, Dept of Public Works