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Council renews option on iconic Bates Mill No. 5 with six‑month extension and performance‑agreement requirement
Summary
After developer Platts Associates described complex financing and technical hurdles for Mill No. 5 redevelopment, the council approved a six‑month option extension and directed the administrator to negotiate a five‑year performance agreement (amendment passed 6–1; main motion passed 7–0).
Lewiston’s City Council approved a six‑month extension of the option agreement for Bates Mill No. 5 and directed the city administrator to negotiate a five‑year performance agreement with the developer. The amendment to limit the immediate extension and require a performance‑agreement workshop, public hearing and vote within the six‑month window passed 6–1; the overall extension was approved 7–0.
Platts Associates and Bates Mill LLC described Mill No. 5 as a…
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