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Lewiston council votes at a glance: permits, forfeiture funds, market sale and multiple junkyard licenses
Summary
On Sept. 16 the Lewiston City Council approved multiple routine land-use permits, accepted federal forfeiture funds for local drug enforcement programming and authorized a purchase-and-sale agreement for the Lewiston Auburn Community Market site.
At its Sept. 16 meeting the Lewiston City Council voted on a batch of routine and agenda items, approving party-authorized permits, accepting forfeiture funds and authorizing a downtown property sale for a community market.
Key outcomes
- Forfeiture funds: Council authorized acceptance of forfeiture funds to be credited to the city’s drug enforcement account. Councilors discussed a listed amount of cryptocurrency during the item and were told the federal distribution process means the city will not receive the full value shown on initial listings. Vote: 7–0.
- Du Bois Café liquor license (906 Sabata Street): Council approved a new liquor license. Vote: 7–0.
- Outdoor entertainment permits: Council approved an outdoor entertainment permit for the Dempsey Challenge concerts at Simard-Payne Memorial Park and an outdoor music permit for a Canal Street block party (Sept. 26), both contingent on departmental sign-offs. Votes: both 7–0.
- Automobile graveyard / junkyard permits: Council approved permits for Grama/Grimel’s Industries (50 River Road) after adding conditions; that vote was 6–1. Permits for Saint Laurent Properties / Maine Heavy Equipment (1445 Sabata Street), Lewiston Public Works (420 River Road) and Resource Waste Services of Lewiston LLC (38 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway) were each approved, 7–0.
- Municipal property sale for community market: Council authorized the city administrator to execute a purchase-and-sale agreement with Lewiston Auburn Community Market Inc. for a downtown site across from Lisbon Street; vote 7–0.
How votes were recorded: The meeting used roll-call votes by ward; council minutes list the official tallies as indicated above.
Other council housekeeping: The council removed one consent-agenda item for follow-up and later tabled two dangerous-building hearings (items 11 and 12) to Oct. 7. The city also continued the first-passage hearing on a draft syringe-service ordinance and approved an amendment removing 1-for-1 language (4–3); the council then voted 4–3 to continue final action to Oct. 7 for further review.
