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Read Article LEWISTON — After less than a year at the helm, Lewiston City Administrator Denis D’Auteuil submitted his resignation Tuesday, saying he plans to leave city management for the private sector. Denis D’Auteuil has announced his resignation as Lewiston city administrator, effective July 27. D’Auteuil succeeded Ed Barrett in 2020, following Barrett’s retirement. File photo Following a lengthy executive session, the City Council voted to accept a resignation agreement with D’Auteuil that establishes a 90-day transition period and provides for the payment of six months of...

Related In addition, the mayor said the panel should “make recommendations to city and school elected officials and staff on policies, practices and procedural changes that will ensure measurable reductions in poverty in Lewiston.” Cayer said the city and schools spend millions of dollars annually to reduce the symptoms of poverty. Reducing it, he has often said, would help everybody. “Everyone in this community, whether a CEO making six figures or a family barely getting by, brings value to our community, and we are seeking a collaborative effort to reduce poverty,” he said in a prep...

Read Article AUBURN — The City Council is poised to adopt a citywide equity policy this week, which would establish a set of goals to guide the work of Auburn policymakers. The policy stems from months of work between the cities of Lewiston and Auburn and a local coalition, City Spirit L/A. The coalition developed an equity statement that commits the cities to addressing inequity and building a community “where people of all cultures and identities can thrive.” According to City Manager Phil Crowell, the vote Tuesday will accept the equity statement and establish a policy “to put th...

Read Article LEWISTON — City officials on Tuesday balanced apprehension for budget increases that would add to Lewiston’s higher-than-average tax rate, while signaling the need to support students and programs that have felt the brunt of the pandemic for the past year. Councilors began budget deliberations for the fiscal 2022 budget Tuesday, getting an updated look at the proposed school budget, which calls for a $3.9 million increase. While the $92.5 million budget benefits from an increase in state aid and COVID-19 relief funding, it is slated to add $1 to the property tax rate, which ...

Read Article Bates Mill No. 5 with its black saw-toothed roof is seen in August 2019. The city will extend an option agreement with developer Tom Platz for the purchase of the mill. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal 2019 file photo LEWISTON — The city has inked a new deal with developer Tom Platz — this time calling it a “final” agreement — for the purchase and redevelopment of Bates Mill No. 5. The five-year option agreement sets new parameters between the city and Platz, who has found success in redeveloping the rest of the Bates Mill complex. But, redeveloping the hulking, 350,000-s...