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Council approves one-year extension for Hebert Development’s 55 Old Lisbon Road purchase agreement
Summary
Lewiston council voted unanimously to authorize the city administrator to extend Hebert Development’s purchase-and-sale agreement for more than 60 acres at 55 Old Lisbon Road to allow further due diligence on access, utilities, traffic and zoning changes.
The Lewiston City Council unanimously approved an order authorizing the city administrator to execute a one-year extension of the purchase-and-sale agreement with Hebert Development for the 55 Old Lisbon Road parcel.
City economic and community development director Nate Libby told the council the property comprises more than 60 acres of tax-acquired land and that staff and the developer have worked through feasibility issues since the council approved the original agreement in July. "We think this is a positive, new development for the city," Libby said, asking the council to support an extension so the developer can finish its due diligence.
Developer Tim Hebert, CEO of Hebert Construction and Hebert Development, described five hurdles the team is addressing: access and utility easements, traffic and pedestrian planning, coordination of public and private ways, buffering adjacent industrial growth from new residential areas, and zoning updates to allow appropriate heights and setbacks. "To ensure we deliver that vision correctly, we are requesting a one‑year extension of our due diligence period," Hebert said. "These challenges are real, but they're solvable."
Councilor D. Chittum told Hebert he appreciated the developer’s decision to fund studies personally and supported extending the agreement; staff clarified the new target closing window. The council voted 7–0 to approve the extension.
The order authorizes the city administrator to extend the purchase-and-sale agreement to allow Hebert Development additional contractual time to finalize design, utility coordination and zoning amendments. Council members emphasized the project’s potential to add a range of housing types while asking staff to continue neighborhood coordination.
Next steps: staff will incorporate specific dates into the amended contract and continue coordination with the developer, abutters, utility providers and planning staff on zoning and infrastructure needs.
