LEWISTON — Potholes and street repair are the biggest issues for Charles Turgeon.

Turgeon, 57, of 43 Buckley St., said Lewiston’s streets are in a pitiful state, and that needs to change.

“Here we are, spending money on mill buildings and studies,” Turgeon said. “But the people that pay that money, the taxpayers, they rely on those streets and they’re all dis-repaired. I think there’s a big need for a lot of work across the city.”

It’s not the only issue, he said. He’s in favor of getting rid the Bates Mill building No. 5 once and for all, letting the city move on.

“We waited all this time because someone had the bright idea to put a casino in,” he said. “But it’s way beyond time to move on that now. It’s way beyond time to do something.”

Turgeon is a lifelong Lewiston resident, who attended St. Dominic High School for awhile, then Lewiston High School. He went back and graduated from LHS in 1993.

A union carpenter, Turgeon has had his hand in big projects across the state, including the recent expansion at the Portland Jetport, the Winterize LA campaign and various projects at Bath Iron Works. He’s also served on the Maine Carpenter’s Union Local 1996 executive board.

Turgeon said he hopes to promote volunteerism in the city and get residents more involved in local government.

“I think that person from Ward 4 all their life needs to be in that seat,” Turgeon said. “The person in on that council needs to know what really matters to the people in Ward 4 and what they think.”

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