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Bangor City Council approves Friends of Together Place purchase of four‑unit with ARPA funds
Summary
At a June 23 workshop the Bangor City Council voted to allow Friends of Together Place to use ARPA grant funds to purchase a four‑unit building (106 Forest Avenue) after staff explained wording differences in authorizing documents and councilors concluded there was no conflict of interest for a councilor who disclosed a family connection.
Bangor City Council at a June 23 workshop authorized Friends of Together Place to purchase a four‑unit residential building at 106 Forest Avenue using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, after resolving a question about contract language and a possible appearance of conflict of interest.
City Manager Carolyn Lear told the council the council packet contained a contract that described an "estimated minimum of 6 units," while the summary of the council order that authorized the contract used language reading "minimum of 6 units." Lear said the discrepancy prompted staff to bring the proposed four‑unit purchase before the workshop to get the council’s guidance. "There was maybe…
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