LISBON — Natalie Thomsen, a freshman at the University of Maine at Farmington, was presented the 2016 Spirit of America Foundation award by the Town Council on Tuesday night.

Thomsen was recognized for her involvement in advanced placement classes while a student at Lisbon High School, extracurricular activities, sports and community outreach and volunteerism.

“Everybody was impressed with how much she has done and volunteered,” Town Manager Diane Barnes said.

Also Tuesday, town officials announced acceptance of the Maine Spirit of America 2016 Silver Distinction award for aiding in volunteerism.

Following the announcements, the council held a public hearing on acceptance of a community development block grant for $320,000 for downtown revitalization.

“It will be a streetscape project,” said Tracey Steuber, economic and community development director. It will include sidewalks, street lighting, drainage maintenance and greenery in Lisbon and Lisbon Falls.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity,” Councilor Eric Metivier said. “Things are happening in Lisbon.”

The council voted 4-0 to accept the CDBG Downtown Revitalization Advisory Committee. It includes members of the Route 196 Committee, who are aware of the block grant requirements and the downtown revitalization process.

The Advisory Committee includes Steuber, Town Planner Amanda Bunker and Code Enforcement Officer Dennis Douglass. Also on the committee are Planning Board members Karin Paradis, Don Fellows and Scott Hall, and community members Fern Larochelle and Gina Mason.

Larochelle encouraged people interested in the project to join the committee.

In other business:

* The council voted 4-0 to accept a $25,375 bid from Casco Bay Ford for a 2017 Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicle. The bid includes a $1,000 trade allowance on a 2010 Ford Crown Victoria.

Resident Larry Fillmore expressed concern about the town leasing to purchase the cruiser.

“Let’s buy it. Stop playing around with lease to purchase because it extends the town’s debt” Fillmore said.

Barnes assured him that for the past few years, Lisbon has done a municipal lease-purchase program and does not budget the full amount of the cruiser in its financial plan.

“We’re asking permission to seek financing for the cruiser in an amount not to exceed $33,000, which includes outfitting the vehicle,” Barnes said.

* The council voted 4-0 to accept a bid of $21,945 from Industrial Protection Services for a new compressor for the Fire Department. The department received a $2,000 credit toward the cost of a self-contained breathing apparatus for trading in its original compressor. The bid is within the scope of what the voters approved for this year’s budget, Councilor Allen Ward said.

* The council voted 4-0 to accept the Lisbon Brownfields Steering Committee. Joining the committee will be Steuber, community members Richard Main, Charlotte Farnum and Marie Hale, and business owners Trevor Kenkel, Roger Bickford and Gina Mason. The committee was established as part of the town’s $200,000 Brownfields grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The money will pay for assessment of sites potentially contaminated by hazardous substances for possible future development.

* The council voted 4-0 to accept a Memorandum of Understanding between the town and SeniorsPlus, which provides meals to eligible adults in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. The town will provide the Marion T. Morse School Recreation Center every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the dining site.