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Committee rescinds prior vote and reopens review of development agreement for 8 Harlow Street
Summary
Bangor City Business & Economic Development Committee rescinded a prior committee vote on modifications to the development agreement for 8 Harlow Street, after the city solicitor flagged procedural concerns, and agreed to re-evaluate the item and forward it to the full city council.
The Bangor City Business & Economic Development Committee rescinded a prior committee vote on proposed modifications to the development agreement for 8 Harlow Street and agreed to revisit the measure before sending it again to the full city council.
City Solicitor Dave Shepchak told the committee that, after reviewing the meeting record and Robert's Rules of Order, he was not comfortable with the procedure used at the prior meeting. Shepchak said he and the assistant city solicitor “did a deep dive into the Robert's Rules” and that while he found no clear rule forbidding the action, he remained uneasy. “I wasn't comfortable when I made the call. And just because the rules say something can happen, that doesn't mean…
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