# City Council 10.26.26

The City of Bangor City Council’s regular meeting, held October 26, 2026 (as identified in the meeting title and proceedings), included several purchasing and funding actions. The consent agenda included an order authorizing a $12,931,640 contract with Sheridan Corporation for the Bangor International Airport TSA checkpoint expansion (26-298) and the purchase of a 2028 tandem-axle plow truck from Freightliner and Western Star of Maine (26-299); the truck amount is garbled in the transcript. First readings were referred for $222,040 in customer facility charge funds for planning a consolidated rental-car facility (26-301) and up to $65,000 from fund balance for a director of transit (26-302). The council also approved $823,851 from the University of New England for the Nourish Maine nutrition education program and up to $6,000 from Johns Hopkins University to develop a plan to expand access to PrEP services.

After public comment on winter shelter capacity, the council approved order 26-305, as amended, by a 7–0 roll-call vote. It authorizes up to $105,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds for Bangor Public Health and Community Services to support nonprofit services, including $10,000 for the Well’s daytime warming space and up to $90,000 for an as-needed overnight warming shelter; the order also calls for operating requirements and reporting on expenditures. Separately, an ordinance removing the downtown floor-area-ratio limit to encourage infill development passed 8–0. The council amended its remote-participation policy to end remote public comment, while allowing in-person or written comments; this was a participation-policy change rather than a procurement action.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Transportation
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 27, 2026

### Sources
- [City Council 10.26.26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRw3ahFt76Y) - City of Bangor