Why should people fear merging Lewiston and Auburn? People from Lewiston go to Auburn to buy things that are not sold in Lewiston. Lewiston residents go to Auburn restaurants and go shopping at various stores. We have appointments with doctors and dentists in Auburn. We go have car repairs done there, etc. If everyone in […]
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Merger will ensure cities move forward
Residents know that for many years Lewiston and Auburn have been a model for how to work together. Case in point is the operation of the municipal airport, which is owned by each city. The airport board must have the cooperation of each city. The same is true for Unified Emergency Management (911), L-A Transit, […]
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Setting the record straight
I thank those people who were present or viewed the merger debate in Lewiston on Thursday, Sept. 14, but feel a need to clarify a comment I made that, on the surface, is factually incorrect and requires more explanation than I could offer in the 60 seconds given. Eugene Geiger indicated a new school in […]
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Consolidating city governments benefits L-A taxpayers
Question 1 on the November ballot in Lewiston and Auburn gives voters the power to merge their two city governments into one consolidated city government. They should seize this opportunity. Proponents point out that consolidation will create efficiencies that save money and improve city services. Research conducted by independent firms with no skin in the […]
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Potential would be limitless
I will be voting in favor of One LA on Nov. 7. Simply put, I think the potential for this region is limitless if we were to merge governments. When two cities are this close together, rivalries aren’t helpful. One LA is the start of a solution that makes the region more attractive for jobs […]
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Merger would go against Auburn
As a resident of Auburn, I am particularly alarmed by the proposed merger with Lewiston. Under a new charter, proposed by the Joint Charter Commission, three wards would be located in Lewiston, two wards would be located in Auburn, and two more would be straddling the Androscoggin River. That could result in a real “tyranny […]
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Merger issue brings many questions
As I was out and about recently, I had the pleasure of sharing a few minutes with a resident whom I had never met before. As I walked up his driveway, he invited me to sit down at a table in his yard under a large oak tree. After chatting about the weather, the condition […]
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Business as usual isn't best option
The time to combine Lewiston and Auburn has come. I have lived in Auburn for 29 years — longer than anywhere else. I have served on the Auburn School Committee and the Lewiston-Auburn Community Forest Board and am active in the community. Auburn’s history includes several expansions: part of Poland in 1852, Danville in 1867 […]
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L-A merger would make better use of limited resources
In 2004, the elected mayors of Lewiston and Auburn created a citizen commission to examine the services provided by the governments of Lewiston and Auburn, with the charge to examine what municipal services could be joined or consolidated. The mayors were acutely aware that the two city governments were duplicating services and wasting a lot […]
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Merger would be step backward
I have been a resident of Lewiston-Auburn all of my life. I was a proud member of Lewiston High School’s state championship ski team in 1967 and am looking forward to my 50th class reunion. I urge fellow Auburn residents to remember Auburn’s city motto — “No steps backward.” One other thought when considering the […]