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Council discusses enforcement in parks, public-restroom upkeep, shopping-cart proliferation and portable-unit costs
Summary
Councilors and staff clarified city practice on campsite removal from parks, 24-hour notices on other city property, syringe pickup coordination with Wabanaki Public Health, complaints about shopping carts in Pierce Park, and questions about the number and maintenance costs of portable units used downtown.
Bangor City Councilors used the May 28 workshop to reaffirm rules and staffing plans for city public spaces as the summer season approaches.
City Manager Deb Lohrey said city parks will remain closed at night and the city will not allow people to establish camps in parks; staff will ask occupants of city parks to leave immediately. For other city-owned property, the manager said staff will provide 24 hours'…
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