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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Out of curiosity I went on the Official Town Website and looked at the CEO’s information about permits.  While the different forms are there, (some you can open, some you can’t).  The prices for different permits that you need here

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It’s been quite a week on the website. I see there was a lot of banter, questions, and even some good dialogue. I have received several inquiries over the week and felt with the recent explosion of activity

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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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West Lebanon Village is now minus one of  its majestic, 100 year old, historical trees – which WAS located near the  “5 Corners”, on private property.  The town is responsible for taking it down

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The June 8 ballot will have a question to form a Charter Commission. This was circulated by residents Petition last summer an effort I support and was involved in. So what is a Municipal Charter? What is a Charter Commission?

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I received an email from resident Chris Gilpatrick this afternoon saying he had called the Town Hall and spoke with the Selectmen Secretary. He was inquiring if a meeting was being held this evening and the answer he received was YES there would be a meeting

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The Town Manager Plan will be back before the people on June 8. I encourage you to vote Yes to adopt the plan. Our Town needs the consistent daily management and oversight only a Town Manager can provide. Our Selectmen voted to support the plan and you should too!

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I enjoy live music and a variety of performers and styles. I have been a fan of  “Hot Summer Nights” in South Berwick for some time.  Hot Summer Nights

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At the Town Meeting last week a green flier was circulated to residents along with sample ballots and other material. The flier has a picture of chairman Frizzell holding a child and states his wishes, desires and accomplishments. The material

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I saw on the news today a rollover happened on Lower Guinea road last night. It was reported the driver was going down the road and there tire

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I have recently reviewed the flyer that the School District mailed out with the insert on the possible Library merge and the update on playgrounds etc.

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It has come to my attention that some people think I have been a bit harsh.  I want people to know that  was NOT my intention at all.
So I come to you today and apologize for anything I may have said or anything

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A resident wrote and asked I post this link on there behalf.  The link is to a music video that they felt was a good candidate for a national election

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I was unfortunate enough to have an heard an accident near my home on Rt 202 this evening. I called it in to 911 and it involved several people and three cars. I went to check on the people and directed my wife to position our vehicle to slow the traffic

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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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Have you noticed that there is so much going on in our town government?  I wasn’t going to write any more about our personal tragedy, but there has been something, that I wanted to share.  You might ask, when you finish reading this, where is our fire department, our fire

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I have some information for the residents of Lebanon.  You might want to think twice on voting for Ray Davis for another year. 

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As I was reading and commenting on the posts today, someone mentioned the foreclosures that were happening here in Lebanon. 

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I have been looking through the expenses and Town reports and have put together a worksheet to analyze the expenses of Vendors and Town Wages. The worksheet provides a reasonable picture of the last 2 1/2 years of expenses by vendor / employee.

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Shouldn’t we  start posting our available positions for 2010? I made a pass at the Road Commissioner posting, hopefully we can generate some interest in the lucrative position.

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Fellow Residents, I sit hear typing this post with a sense of consternation, aggravation and dismay. I would like You to take a moment to reflect and ask yourself a couple questions…
What do You expect of your Budget Committee and the Budget process?
What do You see as the Budget Committee’s  purpose and function?
What amount of [...]

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