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Committee approves US Army Corps soil testing at former Bangor Military Range
Summary
The committee approved allowing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to access a vacant lot adjacent to the airport for soil testing to determine whether military munitions remain on the site formerly used as the Bangor Military Range. Testing is expected to finish within four years and results will be shared with the city.
The committee approved a request from the city solicitor’s office on April 7 to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to enter a mostly vacant lot adjacent to the airport to perform soil testing related to the former Bangor Military Range.
Assistant City Solicitor Grace Ennis told the committee the Corps will test soils to determine whether military munitions are present. Ennis said all testing will be completed within four years and the city will receive a copy of the results. A councilor noted it would be important to know if munitions are present on land near residential properties.
A motion and second were made; committee members moved the item forward and the chair announced it would proceed. The meeting record includes the committee’s motion and second but no roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript excerpt.
The authorization allows the Corps to perform the described testing; any follow-up remediation or formal actions would depend on test results and subsequent federal/municipal steps.
