Laying turf for Lewiston’s future

Evan Bourassa, left, and Ben Watson build a 10- by 20-foot park in a parking spot on Lisbon Street in downtown Lewiston on Thursday. “We want to open people’s mind when they come to Planapalooza,” said Eric Potvin, a member of the Lewiston Planning Board. Legacy Lewiston Planapalooza is a five-day planning marathon to work on Lewiston’s new comprehensive plan. The opening session was held at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday. The park will have chairs set up for people who want to stop by and share input. “It’s one small example of a way to think outside the box,” Potvin said. Watson, of Watson Lawn Care, donated the materials and the time to build the park.

Evan Bourassa, left, and Ben Watson build a 10- by 20-foot park in a parking spot on Lisbon Street in downtown Lewiston on Thursday. “We want to open people’s mind when they come to Planapalooza,” said Eric Potvin, a member of the Lewiston Planning Board. Legacy Lewiston Planapalooza is a five-day planning marathon to work on Lewiston’s new comprehensive plan. The opening session was held at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday. The park will have chairs set up for people who want to stop by and share input. “It’s one small example of a way to think outside the box,” Potvin said. Watson, of Watson Lawn Care, donated the materials and the time to build the park.

Molly McGill steps outside Lewiston Auburn Magazine to watch the park being installed outside the magazine office she works for on Lisbon Street.

Josh Shea, left, and Eric Potvin wait for the truck to arrive with the park grass on Lisbon Street on Thursday. The 10’x20′ park was built in a parking space in front of Lewiston Auburn Magazine, which Shea is the publisher of.

Eric Potvin pulls sod from a truck while building a park on Lisbon Street on Thursday.

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