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Council developments: Bangor approves new homelessness committee, directs LD 1971 compliance and allocates opioid-settlement funds
Summary
Councilor Michael Beck updated the advisory committee on recent City Council actions: formation of a nine-member standing homelessness committee, an order directing staff to comply with LD 1971, allocations of opioid settlement funds to 16 organizations, transportation accessibility grants and the unanimous defeat of a parks-and-rec bond.
Councilor Michael Beck briefed the advisory committee on several actions the City Council took since the committee last met.
Beck said the council established a nine‑member standing committee on homelessness charged with creating a data-driven strategic plan; the council expressed a goal of roughly 30% representation with lived experience on that body but noted actual membership will depend on who applies. "Their initial charge is to create a data driven strategic plan in the city's response to homelessness," Beck said.
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