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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Bangor public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Project HOPE homeless housing funding
Bangor has a chance to bring $300,000 from MaineHousing to house about 90 homeless individuals, with a $126,000 city match — but the committee couldn't agree whether the match should come from opioid settlement funds or unassigned fund balance, and both versions failed. The full council will decide with no committee recommendation.
Homelessness and Built for Zero
The council has to fill a newly created homelessness advisory committee and got 23 applications with more arriving daily. They're weighing how to screen fairly without interviewing everyone for 12+ hours — and some worry that cutting the pool could shut out applicants with lived experience of homelessness.