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What was decided

The council held several public hearings and approved ordinance changes on rental registration, outdoor entertainment permits, business license definitions, and the No Name Pond Conservation Overlay District. It rescinded the January 2026 vote for council president, elected Councilor Nagine as the new president, approved agreements for the Bates Mill #5 redevelopment and Eco Hospitality Consultants project, and approved the sale of 11 King Avenue. It also voted to place a Charter Commission question on the November ballot and postponed a request for an additional agency liquor store license.

Decisions recorded

• Appointed Emily Levasseur to the vacant Ward 7 seat on the School Committee, effective July 21, 2026, term ending January 4, 2027. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Confirmed Julia Bartlett as the Financial Institution Representative on the Housing Committee, three-year term expiring January 2, 2029. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a new liquor license and special amusement permit for The Colisee, 190 Birch Street. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Granted an outdoor entertainment permit to the Dempsey Center for the Dempsey Challenge at Simard-Payne Park, September 13-22. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Gave final passage to create Chapter 23 'Residential Rental Properties' and add rental registration language. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Gave final passage to remove rental registration language from Chapter 18 'Buildings & Building Regulations'. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Gave final passage to amend Chapter 10 'Amusements and Entertainment' to remove the public hearing requirement for outdoor entertainment permits and let staff issue them. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Gave final passage to amend Chapter 22 'Businesses' Section 22-422 to remove the list of city parks. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Gave final passage to amend the Zoning and Land Use Code for the No Name Pond Conservation Overlay District to require buffer disturbance to follow DEP requirements. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Gave first passage to the Solid Waste ordinance amendment defining the automated side load trash collection program and continued the public hearing to the next meeting. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Letter of Intent with Eco Hospitality Consultants for redevelopment projects including the Red Shop and hotel expansion. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized the City Administrator to execute an Option Agreement with Bates Mill, LLC for Bates Mill #5, granting an exclusive purchase option through June 30, 2031.
• Rescinded City Council Vote 12-2026 from the January 5, 2026 meeting, which had elected the 2026 Council President. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Elected Councilor Nagine as City Council President for the remainder of the term, ending January 4, 2027. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved placing a Charter Commission question on the November 2026 ballot asking voters whether to establish a new municipal charter. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Postponed the request for an additional agency liquor store license to the next Council meeting. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the disposition of 11 King Avenue to Peer Property Management LLC for $55,000. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 164 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 5, 2026.

Agenda

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Terms used here

first passage

The City Council's first vote on an ordinance or an amendment to one. It takes effect only after a second vote, final passage, at a later meeting.

M.R.S.A.

Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, the state's laws.

TIF

Tax increment financing: a district where some of the new property tax from development is set aside, for public projects or for the development itself.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting is known from its minutes in the City of Lewiston Archive Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Lewiston Publick on October 5, 2026.