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Committee forwards Downtown Bangor Partnership budget, asks for Street Plus outcomes data
Summary
The committee heard the Downtown Bangor Partnership annual report and moved the proposed budget to full council. Councilors requested quantified outcome data (heat maps, activity spreadsheets) on the Street Plus/ambassador program before final action.
The Downtown Bangor Partnership director presented the organizations annual report and budget recommendation, citing downtown business growth, improved retail longevity versus national averages, activation of vacant buildings, and work by ambassadors and volunteers.
Director Lundy highlighted the ambassador programs interventions and volunteer hours and asked the committee to view the program in the context of the Partnerships broader economic-development mission. Councilors thanked staff for not proposing a special-assessment increase and asked for a data package quantifying Street Plus activities by category (heat maps, point maps and a spreadsheet showing the programs tasks and outcomes) to support future budget and contract decisions.
The committee voted 5–0 to forward the proposed budget to full council and directed staff to include more granular activity reporting for the Street Plus/ambassador program at the public hearing required by statute.
