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Committee weighs public dashboard, data points and a road map after public comment
Summary
After sustained public comment asking for clearer information, the advisory committee discussed creating a public dashboard (inflow/outflow, service capacity, funding, police response) and agreed to circulate three external plans before drafting a short-term roadmap.
Committee members spent substantial time responding to public requests for clearer information and proposed a public-facing dashboard to reduce misinformation. Ben Treat, director of the Bangor Public Library, and Jamie Beck suggested a concise set of data points (inflow/outflow, shelter capacity, funding, public-health indicators and police response) and proposed forming a small subgroup to work with city staff on a feasible dashboard prototype.
Members emphasized the dashboard should be paired with a clear communication strategy so data are understood, not just posted. The committee agreed to gather Jonathan Sprague's draft plan and two other referenced assessments, circulate those documents to members, and begin building a road map and subcommittees to address short-term wins (sharps containers, resource cards) ahead of longer-term structural changes.
