Council approves runway rehab funds, $500,000 mobile‑home cooperative loan and VOA CDBG amendment; several licenses granted

At its Jan. 27, 2025 meeting the Bangor City Council approved multiple funding and licensing items, including additional construction funds for runway rehabilitation at Bangor International Airport, a loan to a residents’ cooperative to acquire a mobile‑home park, and an amendment to a Community Development Block Grant award for supportive housing repairs.

The council unanimously approved a resolution to accept and appropriate an additional $6,731,241 from the National Guard Bureau for the runway rehabilitation project at Bangor International Airport. The two‑year reconstruction — started in spring 2024 with scheduled completion in September 2025 — includes a mill and overlay of the runway and shoulders. The city previously accepted $9,835,000; the new funds bring the project total noted at the meeting to $16,566,241. Meeting materials cited an estimated total construction cost of $47,000,000 and a funding summary that listed federal AIP grants, National Guard contributions, state funds and local match.

The council also approved order 25‑061, authorizing a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) loan to the Cedar Falls Resident Cooperative to acquire the 227‑unit Cedar Falls Mobile Home Park as a…