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Bangor council approves $900,000 for airport fuel-farm design, OKs Smoke and Steel license and fare updates
Summary
The council approved several measures Jan. 12: a resolve to appropriate up to $900,000 for phase 1 design of a new airport fuel farm; approval of a special-amusement license for Smoke and Steel (471 Stillwater Ave.); and an update to Community Connector fares increasing the per-ride fare by $0.50 and modernizing payment. Ordinance 26-058 was referred to committee and to the Jan. 26 meeting.
Bangor City Council took several administrative and budget actions at its Jan. 12 meeting, approving funding and policy changes the mayor’s office described as routine upgrades to city infrastructure and services.
By unanimous voice or no-objection votes, the council passed Resolve 26-059 to appropriate up to $900,000 from the airport’s unappropriated fund balance to pay for phase 1 design work for a proposed new airport fuel-farm facility. Councilors said the existing facility dates to a 1968 surplus military transfer, has three storage tanks and a pipeline network that crosses Main Avenue in multiple places, and presents operational and regulatory challenges. The council noted the FAA-approved airport master plan recommends relocation and a modern fueling facility; preliminary estimates put phase 1 design and engineering at about $900,000.
The council also opened and closed a public hearing on a special-amusement-license application for 471 Stillwater Avenue LLC, doing business as Smoke and Steel, and approved the license with no public objections. The vote followed a short, uncontested public-hearing period.
On transit, the council approved Order 26-066 to update the Community Connector fare structure. The approved changes increase the per-ride fare from $1.50 to $2.00, replace traditional monthly passes with fare capping, eliminate paper transfer tickets and add mobile fare options. Councilors said technology costs for payment modernization are covered by grants and that full implementation will take approximately one year.
Councilors also referred Ordinance 26-058 (a proposed amendment to the land development code changing arterial-street definitions, including reclassifying Ohio Street) to the Business and Economic Development Committee and to the Jan. 26 council meeting for further discussion; that referral passed on a roll-call tally recorded in the meeting.
Other routine items approved on the consent agenda included minutes, a municipal quitclaim deed for property at 541 Konduskige Avenue, constable appointments for 2026, and acceptance of annual reports from board and commission bodies.
No contested council votes or amendments were recorded on Jan. 12; several items were moved to the Jan. 26 meeting for fuller consideration.
