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Public comments stress addiction response, opposition to new county jail and property tax hardship for seniors
Summary
During the public comment period, residents urged the council to consider overdose prevention centers (safe injection sites), raised concerns about a proposed new Penobscot County jail, and asked the council to mitigate property tax increases affecting seniors and low‑income residents.
Multiple residents used the council’s public comment period to press officials on matters ranging from addiction response and safe injection sites to concerns about a proposed new county jail and the burden of rising property taxes.
Scott Parni, a Bangor resident, said public outhouses had become unsafe injection sites and urged the council to study overdose prevention centers—controlled, hygienic facilities where people can use pre‑obtained drugs under medical supervision—to reduce public needle litter, prevent overdose deaths and connect people…
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