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Planning Board Approves 2-Year Extension for 145 Lisbon Street Conversion; Marcotte Votes No
Summary
The Lewiston Planning Board approved a two-year extension for the proposed conversion of 145 Lisbon Street into 20 apartments and two commercial units. The motion passed 6–1, with Member Michael Marcotte recording the sole no vote.
The Lewiston Planning Board voted to grant a two-year extension for the previously approved conversion of 145 Lisbon Street into 20 residential units and two commercial units.
Chair Shanna Cox opened the item by noting the project’s prior approval and asking staff for any updates; staff reported the approval dated June 10, 2024 and no new complications. After a brief staff and board exchange, a motion "to approve the extension as requested" was moved, seconded and put to a roll call vote. The motion passed with six members voting yes and one member voting no; Michael Marcotte recorded the dissent.
The extension preserves the existing development review approval through June 10, 2028, giving the property owners additional time to complete financing and construction preparations. No substantive conditions or additional public hearings were added during the board’s action.
Board members did not raise new technical concerns during discussion and staff indicated the item required no public hearing because the extension request did not change the approved scope. The board’s action was procedural: it preserved the prior approval rather than reopening design review.
The board moved on to other business after the roll call; the meeting packet included the applicant memo and confirmation that the June 10, 2024 decision was the underlying approval being extended.
The board’s file will reflect the extended expiration date; staff did not announce further follow-up requirements at the meeting.
