Voters were also frustrated by the steep increase in the municipal budget after an accounting error created a hole in town finances.
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Lisbon voters overwhelmingly reject school budget
Residents voted Tuesday on a proposed $21.27 million school budget that contained a nearly 8% property tax increase.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
What’s being voted on Tuesday in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties?
See what’s on the ballot in your community for the June 10 elections.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Lisbon considers painful cuts to services to address tax hike
“There’s no way to fix this without causing some misery down the line,” council Chairman Fern Larochelle said.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lisbon residents decry 11% town budget hike: ‘We can’t afford this’
Townspeople spoke for nearly an hour last week about their dissatisfaction with the proposal, which is made worse by an error by town officials last year.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Illegal firearm purchases in Maine feeding gun trafficking across U.S.
In places like Lewiston, a sharp rise in gun violence begs the question: How many firearms are acquired by people lying about who the gun is for?
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Maine, News
Lisbon council postpones action on cannabis company’s license renewal
A motion to deny the license lacked the required four yes votes required by town policy.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Lisbon man, 33, dies after falling out of a boat on Cobbosseecontee Stream
Chadd Brewin, 33, suffered an apparent medical event while fishing with his father-in-law.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lisbon council rejects license renewal for cannabis business
Councilors said they were bound to follow the ordinance requiring all code violations be fixed.