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Committee authorizes application for BACS Urban Partnership sidewalk grant from Hammond Street to Texas Avenue
Summary
City staff applied for $237,500 from the BACS Urban Partnership Initiative to build roughly 4,000 linear feet of ADA‑accessible sidewalk on Main Avenue; the committee approved submitting the grant and committing matching pedestrian safety funds in FY26 for the project's local share.
The Infrastructure Committee authorized staff to proceed with a BACS Urban Partnership Initiative grant application for new sidewalks on Main Avenue between Hammond Street and Texas Avenue.
Jefferson Davis, city engineer, said staff submitted an application after BACS announced available funds and that Bangor was the only municipality in the MPO to apply. The project scope calls for approximately 4,000 linear feet of six‑foot‑wide, ADA‑compliant sidewalk with detectable warnings at crossings; staff estimated the project will require about 650 linear feet of new concrete curb and some drainage work, including catch basins.
Staff estimated total project cost at $475,000 and applied for $237,500 in grant funds, proposing the remaining $237,500 be covered by the city's FY26 pedestrian safety improvements budget. "This project has been on staff's radar for a little while," Davis said, and noted the sidewalks would serve pedestrians including veterans who walk the corridor.
The committee moved, seconded and approved the grant application and local match commitment by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript.
