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City to seek federal funds for Hogan Road sewer upgrade and BIA security checkpoint; letters of support sought for shelter and clinic projects
Summary
City staff said Bangor will submit two congressionally directed spending requests — $3 million for Hogan Road/Kmart pump station sewer upgrade and funding to reconfigure BIA’s second‑floor security checkpoint — and requested council letters of support for Shaw House Shelter and Penobscot Community Healthcare projects.
City staff told the Bangor City Council at its April 7 workshop that staff plans to submit two congressionally directed spending requests to Sen. Angus King and Sen. Susan Collins for infrastructure projects in the city.
Staff identified a planned upgrade to the Hogan Road/Kmart pump station sewer system as a roughly $5,000,000 project. The city has already committed some ARPA funds and staff said it will request $3,000,000 in federal congressionally directed spending to cover the remaining balance.
The second request would fund reconfiguration of the second‑floor security screening checkpoint at Bangor International Airport (BIA). Staff said plans and drawings are complete and that the project could be funded through passenger facility charges, but that federal funds are preferable if available.
Staff also asked the council whether it would provide letters of support for two community partner requests. Community Care has requested federal funds to complete improvements at the Shaw House Shelter; staff described the total project cost as just over $2,000,000 with $1,400,000 already committed and requested support for approximately $821,000 to finish the work. Penobscot Community Healthcare is seeking federal support to renovate and consolidate services at its 1012 Union Street clinic (a building constructed in 1997) to integrate adult wellness services; staff said the total project cost is about $5,000,000 and the applicant is seeking roughly 50% federal funding.
Councilors did not express objection to submitting the two congressionally directed spending requests or to providing letters of support for the shelter and clinic projects during the workshop. No formal vote was recorded in the transcript.
