Our Voice : Citizens For a Better Lebanon Maine

I want to say thank you to all the folks who have sent inquiries of concern about me and the Ourvoice website. I am doing well and have been enjoying this fine Maine summer with quite a bit of travel, hiking, kayaking, camping and reconnecting with family.  I am also

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Somebody mentioned it might be good to have a topic on Q&A and ideas of  resident input for the Roads. Here ya go…discuss and comment away.. Perhaps the new Road Commissioner can incorporate your ideas and hear your concerns.

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I have asked at Budget Committee and Selectmen meetings why the Selectmen could not provide an estimate to residents on what the anticipated effect the proposed Budget might be on our taxes. Certainly predicting this

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Library hours for August : Monday 1:30 – 6:30    Tuesday 3:00 – 6:30    Wednesday 3:00 – 8:30

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Dear Selectmen,
At the recent Citizens Roundtable there was much concern over the crime in town and the likely hood we are going to receive even more limited Sheriff coverage. It was generally felt there was great need to formerly evaluate some options to determine costs and the feasibility of getting more coverage in town via [...]

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I have received many requests for a Bulletin Board to allow threaded discussion of topics. So as an experiment I created one. You may find it here, give it a look and kick the tires. If it is popular i will work on integrating it more closely with the main website. For example showing recent [...]

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We bought our home 4 years ago and have noticed the traffic on Center Road and Upper Cross Road dramatically increase with the new town hall and of courses the schools.   I understand  that we do not have a police force because of budget issues.  I have seen an increase of patrols from

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My name is Glen Stadig and I am a candidate for Selectmen,

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I read an article in Time about a woman who started a Diaper Bank in Connecticut.
What’s a Diaper Bank….Why a Diaper Bank?

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We don’t often give thought to what happens if we are in an accident. Since most people carry cell phones, one thing you can do is store an entry in the phones address book  as ICE.

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Budget Committee member Mr. Gilpatrick pointed out to Selectmen and the Budget Committee the waste of time and money that is occurring using Selectmen Frizzel’s pit versus using alternatives.  He did this during review of the Highway Budget and again last week during review of the Warrant Articles.

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Weekly Stats:
From Sunday 4/12 to Saturday 4/18, the Lebanon Rescue Department responded to 10 calls for service. We treated 10 patients and transported 7 to the hospital during the week. 4 patients were transported to Frisbie Hospital and 3 patients were transported to Goodall.
The following is a breakdown of the calls for the week: [...]

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The Lebanon Volunteer Rescue Department had a busy March. The department responded to 39 calls for service. Besides responding to these emergency calls, department members attended several trainings and EMT refresher classes. The department held several trainings for members throughout the month.

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Selectmen have made it clear that they will meet and not maintain minutes of meetings unless they execute a vote or are in executive session which both require minutes by Maine law. The Selectmen claim for example their Tuesday morning meetings are more informal than the evening meetings and since the public is invited minutes [...]

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Do you have concerns with the Selectmen Meeting dates being changed to twice per month? I do…
I attended last nights meeting were the change was discussed I didn’t observe an official vote to pass the motion, yet today I see notice sent placing this change into effect…
I certainly do not believe in meeting for the [...]

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There has been repeated notifications to the Town by persons plowing Town roads that snow is being pushed into and across roads and being left there.
Pushing snow into or across public roads and leaving it there is hazardous and illegal. This action can cause accident or injury to passing motorist and costs the Town money [...]

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Notice was sent out Saturday that the newly updated Town website was online….
I was excited,  I arrived and found a fresh updated look and updated navigation some headline announcements right on the home page was a nice touch and the calendar was updated.
I then clicked through the Department pages, some have information some do not. [...]

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I keep hearing comments from persons about posting and commenting on the site, where people want to be anonymous. I can fully understand people don’t want to jeopardize their employment or impact relationships, but have much to share.
You may comment anonymously on this site by clicking “comment” and simply entering any name like “Joe Resident” [...]

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I would like to hear your feedback all the good, bad and ugly regarding the Our Voice website. I would like to know things you like, things you hate, what improvements I could make, Do you like the content, calender, polls, comments, interface etc. Would you prefer a bulletin board style forum?
Please chime in and [...]

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Now don’t get me wrong I am not in favor of spending any money. Understand though there is a cost for doing nothing and for not acting as well.

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The election is rapidly approaching this Tuesday and I am looking for volunteers to hand-out flyers to residents as they pass through the polls. I will provide the flyers, I just need volunteers who could spare a little extra time in the day or night when they vote. Contact me for materials or FMI 603 [...]

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At our special town meeting, a gentlemen spoke on the Public Access TV request of showing the Selectmen, Budget and Town Meetings. He explained a company could provide streaming video over the internet of the live meeting with an archival of the meetings equal to 600 hours. The meetings would be available to view on [...]

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