Bangor committee recommends demolition of 271 Elm Street, sets Nov. 25 deadline

At a special meeting May 28, the Bangor City Business Economic Development Committee discussed a staff recommendation to declare 271 Elm Street dangerous and move forward with its demolition, Economic Development Director Anne Creek said.

Creek told the committee staff and the owner had met with Carpenter Associates engineer Randy Bragg and interim Code Enforcement Director Brenda Balatta to review structural concerns and neighbor complaints. "Our recommendation is to move forward with the demolition, but to indicate that he has until, November 25, to demolish the structure and, additionally, to create a safe site," Creek said.

The building’s owner told staff he wanted to demolish the structure and said he would do so within six months, Creek said. Staff advised the committee that the scope of any renovation would trigger a recently changed building code and would…