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Nonprofit leader warns Bangor is effectively criminalizing homelessness amid limited shelter capacity
2670289 · March 18, 2025
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Summary
The director of Penobscot County Cares said shelters and warming centers are full and Bangor ordinances that bar sleeping in public effectively criminalize homelessness, urging more resources and planning.
Doug Denbauer, who oversees the nonprofit Penobscot County Cares, told the Bangor City Council on March 17 that the city’s restrictions on sleeping in public plus shrinking shelter capacity are creating a de facto criminalization of homelessness.
Denbauer said Penobscot County warming centers regularly serve roughly 75 to 100 people and that some…
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