LISBON

The Town Council will discuss the feasibility of siting a trail from Lisbon to Lewiston as part of the town’s efforts to update a 2004 bicycle and pedestrian plan.

Town Manager Steve Eldridge said the trail could go alongside the existing rail line, but the better plan would be to remove the rails and build a multipurpose trail atop the existing railroad bed.

“We feel at times that the rail is not being used” and isn’t ever going to be developed, making it a hindrance to Lisbon’s development of the former Knight- Celotex fiberboard plant and the Worumbo Mill, said Eldridge, who serves on a bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee encompassing Lewiston, Auburn, Sabattus and Lisbon that deals with regional transportation issues.

Eldridge said there will be discussion with Lewiston and Lisbon councilors about reaching out to the state to do something about the rail, which he said is grown up with trees from beyond Village Street.

The item is one of a number of matters for the Town Council tonight.

The council will also discuss the council liaisons on boards and committees for 2013-14 and the town manager’s review, and hear a report from Eldridge. Councilors are also scheduled to vote on General Assistance maximums and to vote on appointing two council liaisons to serve on the Route 196 Steering Committee.

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