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Planning board recommends sale of former police station at 85 Park Street, asks council to exclude marijuana retail

Lewiston Planning Board · March 17, 2026
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Summary

The board voted to recommend disposition of the vacant former police station at 85 Park Street for redevelopment, and members asked the city council to consider deed restrictions that would bar marijuana retail if the council decides to sell the property.

The Lewiston Planning Board voted to send a favorable recommendation to the city council for disposition of 85 Park Street, the vacant former police station, while asking the council to consider restricting marijuana retail on the property.

Shelley Norton, deputy director, said the building was purchased in 1975 and built in 1977; the lot meets minimum size and frontage for its zone but the one‑story building is…

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