COVID19 - City Info and Statements

City of Lewiston Outreach Links & Information

• 6/3/20 Announcement of Lewiston Pandemic Emergency Loan Program for Small Businesses. The program is to provide emergency funding to small for-profit and non-profit businesses in Lewiston that have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; that are working to restore normal business operations; and that may not be able to easily qualify for business assistance loans and grants available through the City’s Community Development Block Grant Program, including those established through Federal CARES Act funding.  APPLICATION HERE - DEADLINE JULY 1, 2020, FOR FIRST INSTALLMENTS.

• 5/28/20 PRESS RELEASE: Lewiston Provides Support for Outdoor Use to Local Businesses                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                SPECIAL NOTE TO RESTAURANTS - Operations Checklist (5/27/20)                                                                                                        
  
  • Per the Maine Department of Economic & Community Development, the total number of people at any one time should be no more than 50 people per room and each party must be 6 feet apart from other parties. This also applies to outdoor seating areas UNLESS the restaurant has two (2) distinctly separate outdoor eating areas; for example, one in the back of a building and one in the front.  There also needs to be a back-up plan for outdoor seating that adheres to physical distance requirements in case of inclement weather.
  • Per Lewiston Code of Ordinances, any business holding a valid city food service establishment business license issued by the City of Lewiston is permitted to place tables, chairs, and benches on or above any city sidewalk or public way (not used for vehicular traffic) and must comply with specific conditions found in section in Section 66-36.
    
• BUSINESS SUPPORTS - Direct Page to All Information
• 5/28/20 Mayoral Statement re: Business Support
• 5/20/20 Increase in COVID-19 in Lewiston - WHAT YOU CAN DO
  
• 5/15/20 Update on Municipal Operations - Some Offices Providing In-Person Service by Appointment Only
  
• 4/29/20 A Message to Local Businesses from Mayor Mark Cayer
  
• 4/23/20 Lewiston Announces Emergency Income for Families, Landlords, Lenders & Lewiston Small Business Community
  
• 4/17/20 VIDEO:  Mayor Mark Cayer Addresses Community Transmission
  
• 4-1-20 VIDEO: City of Lewiston Mayoral & Staff Community Briefing
  
• IN EFFECT 4/2/20 AT 12:01 A.M. - Governor Issues "Stay Healthy at Home" Mandate (3-31-20)
  
• Instructions for Use of Lewiston Municipal Parks/Open Spaces - 3-27-20
• Governor Launches Mainers Helping Mainers Web Site - 3-27-20
• Mayor Cayer Urges Tenants and Landlords to Communicate - 3-26-20
• Social Distancing Public Health Warning from Mayor Cayer - 3-24-20
• Governor’s March 24, 2020, Executive Order - Further Steps Needed
  
• Mayoral Statement re: Housing - 3-23-20
• Mayoral "Call to Action" - Helping Local Businesses - 3-20-20
• Informative Article on Mortgage Relief
• Multl-Language COVID-19 Info. Videos Released :  English  French  Somali  Portuguese  Kirundi  Maay Maay  Arabic
  These are also scheduled to air on Spectrum Cable TV Channel 1301 Daily through May18th | See Times
• Update from Mayor Mark Cayer
• Mayor Mark Cayer and City Administrator Ed Barrett jointly issued a Lewiston Proclamation Declaring a Pandemic Emergency
• Economic & Community Development addresses Support for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic
• City Buildings Closures Announcement
• Proclamation for Residents of and Visitors to the City of Lewiston to Comply with the Guidance from the U.S. CDC
• Proclaiming a Pandemic Emergency in the City of Lewiston and Naming a Line of Succession
• One-Page City of Lewiston Informational
  
• Statement by Mayor Mark Cayer