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Lewiston planning board urges council to trim FY2027 capital plan, preserves TIFs and parks
Summary
The Lewiston Planning Board unanimously recommended the City Council adopt the FY2027 Capital Improvement Program with targeted guidance: consider cuts to police take-home vehicles, large school-space requests and a Lisbon Street fire-station chunk while preserving investments that leverage outside funding (TIFs, MDOT projects, parks).
The Lewiston Planning Board voted unanimously to send a favorable recommendation to the City Council on the fiscal year 2027 Capital Improvement Program, while urging councilors to consider targeted cuts and to adhere to the city's debt-reduction policy.
Chair Shanna Cox read the board's recommendation into the record and asked that the council "aim to the adherence of the debt reduction policy." Board members coalesced around several recurring concerns: the scale of the overall $34 million request, insufficient detail on some large line items, and the risk of deferring needed maintenance.
Board member Michael Marcotte argued the package was excessive and singled out three candidates for cuts: police…
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