City Council 9.28.26

The regular Bangor City Council meeting was held September 28, 2026. The council approved Order 26-274, authorizing up to $1.4 million in general-obligation bonds to purchase land and improvements at 103 Main Avenue; the stated purpose included a public health facility. The vote was 7–1. The council also approved, as amended, Order 26-282 for the Yellen Pines affordable-housing tax increment financing and credit enhancement agreement. Under the agreement, 75% of incremental tax revenue would be reimbursed to the developer and 25% retained by the city for eligible purposes, with the 30-year term beginning when the housing is placed in service. The final vote was 5–3. The council unanimously approved a 180-day extension of the moratorium on data-center development while the city develops land-use regulations.

Procurement- and funding-related items included a proposed FAA airport improvement grant of $5,534,795, an MDOT contribution of $145,652.50, and a $575,578.50 local match for taxiway A and M rehabilitation; the transcript does not show the final disposition of that item. Lyft and Uber agreement renewals for service at Bangor International Airport were listed, but their final disposition is unclear in the transcript. Resolve 26-253, proposing up to $300,000 from MaineHousing plus a $126,000 match from unspent opioid settlement funds for Project Hope housing-navigation and assistance services, did not pass: a motion to postpone failed, followed by a failed motion to approve. The council also considered appointments and a Job Corps partnership resolution; no additional procurement award was identified.