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B. Pelletier: Too much salt a waste of money

Lewiston Highway Division officials just don’t get it. It’s only the beginning of December and the streets of Lewiston are powder white. I don’t blame the operators, they are just doing what they are told to do. They should be able to use their own discretion as to how much is needed to do the […]

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B. Pelletier: Money being wasted

I see real estate “for sale” signs everywhere in Lewiston. If people wonder why there are so many homes for sale in Lewiston, just watch a City Council meeting on television and any questions will be answered. Taxpayers are quickly becoming the minority. I think the answer is a tax cap. Residents need to find […]

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B. Pelletier: Taxes getting out of hand

Maybe it’s time for a tax cap in Lewiston. I’d just like to bring a little truth to the taxpayers of this city. From personal experience, I know that the great majority of management in the city’s Public Works Department live in other towns, so their pay is spent in other municipalities. I have heard […]

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B. Pelletier: Looking in the wrong place for money

Another Lewiston budget passed and it’s still “business as usual.” The taxpayers are forced to fund the spending for another out-of-control municipal budget. Taxpayer input is totally ignored. The council refuses to look beyond the first floor of City Hall. It seems we have some empty chairs on the City Council. The personnel cuts were […]