LISBON
The town will hold a public hearing 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lisbon Community School to conside a bond referendum that would allow the town to buy and demolish the deteriorating Worumbo Mill.
Building owner Miller Industries has offered the Town Council the opportunity to purchase the Worumbo Mill and Mill Street property, which “has been part of the history and landscape of Lisbon since 1920,” notes a news release announcing the hearing. “It holds many memories for many, but has been sitting dormant since 2006 and has been deteriorating even longer.”
The town said it has been working with Miller Industries since 2009 to assist in the marketing and sale of this property “with hopes to find a buyer that would restore the building to its original condition and bring it back to the icon of Lisbon it once was.”
In 2008 Harriman Associates, Architects from Auburn did a “ Structural and Roof Report” and put the cost at $ 2.3 million to repair the roof, exterior walls, and skylights. This price tag also includes interior lead stabilization.
“ The Town Council was offered this property approximately eight months ago and we have been doing our due diligence to see if this site is something that the town wants to own,” the hearing announcement states.
“The Council has decided that this is an opportunity for the town to have control of this site and use it as part of our Route 196 Master Plan and efforts to change the face of our community.”
The meeting will include a presentation by town staff.
Comments may be submitted by email to the town at: [email protected] rg.
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