One Voice, One Action

After years of waiting to get their park back, children living in downtown Lewiston will have a brand new park to play in. The former Maple Street Park will be rebuilt in its new location at 69 Knox Street by Memorial Day 2008! The groundbreaking took place on April 24th at the park's new location.

[Ward 5 Lewiston City Councilor Tina Bailey]

This is an active example of how much can be accomplished when people join together to make decisions for our community. The Visible Community in collaboration with the City of Lewiston, the Downtown Neighborhood Task Force, Connie and Norm Rousseau, and the L/A Fund, have made this experience possible. One voice! One action! Okay, well, maybe more than one “action”, but the example sets itself.

[Groundbreaking by members of the Downtown Neighborhood Task Force]
















The Visible Community, according to Craig Saddlemire, a resident of downtown Lewiston and spokesperson for the Visible Community, “was formed by downtown residents, local social service providers and community organizations in response to concerns that very serious development decisions were being considered for the downtown neighborhood without the input from the people that would be most affected, i.e. the downtown residents. To address those concerns, the residents and community agencies formed in order to overcome the communication gap between downtown residents and the decision makers at City Hall.” The “immediate threat” that brought together the formation of the Visible Community has since been resolved, but that hasn’t stopped them from remaining active in their community. “The Visible Community has been pro-active in their efforts to empower downtown residents and helped them to influence public policy before the decisions are made, as it concerns the downtown.”

So how is it, that one person, one action can make a difference in your community, Mayor Gilbert says it perfectly, “…through the cooperation of Lewiston’s elected officials, staff, members of the community, and generous donors, this new park is about to become a reality!”

One VOICE is all it takes, lets hear yours!

[Crowd gathered at groundbreaking]