Lewiston City Council Budget Workshop, May 12, 2026
Approves Order to secure dangerous building at 70 River Street, 7-0
What happened
This was a Lewiston City Council budget workshop for FY2026, focused on two competing budget amendments (Councilor Nagin/Longchamp's Amendment 2 and Councilor Chittum's Amendment 1) addressing position cuts to reach the Northeast CPI tax target of 3.3%.
- Jurisdiction
- Lewiston, ME
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 12, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-0
Meeting Summary
This was a Lewiston City Council budget workshop for FY2026, focused on two competing budget amendments (Councilor Nagin/Longchamp's Amendment 2 and Councilor Chittum's Amendment 1) addressing position cuts to reach the Northeast CPI tax target of 3.3%.
Key Decisions (2)
Order to secure dangerous building at 70 River Street
FY2026 budget workshop - Amendment 1 (Chittum) and Amendment 2 (Nagin/Longchamp)
Development Activity (4)
Permanent homeless shelter / warming center
Other
Police take-home cruiser program
Other
Three new recovery houses
Residential
Citywide property revaluation
Other
Market Signals (5)
Sentiment
City faces a severe FY2026 budget crunch requiring position cuts…
Infrastructure
Public Works has maintained an in-house ESRI GIS and MIS/cybersecurity…
Housing Demand
A new 40-person permanent homeless shelter and three new recovery…
Who Spoke (19)
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