SUN JOURNAL • March 15, 2022
There are some who want to increase development around Lake Auburn. If the quality of the water goes down because of development, we lose the filtration waiver and must build a filtration system. Sebago also has a waiver. The Lake Auburn study says a filtration system will have an estimated cost of $35 million to $45 million, possibly more. New homes built in the watershed of Lake Auburn would add to the pollution of the lake. The houses built there use well water and won’t have to pay for water. Do people want to pay more for their water? That is the bottom line. Clean water, no filtration. How wise Auburn and Lewiston were in the late 1920s to protect the lake. Lewiston needs to jump on board, too. Auburn and Lewiston residents would shoulder the cost. Lewiston is a stakeholder, too. ~ Pam Rousseau, Auburn