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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Bangor public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Councilor Mallar ethics training
The council was scheduled to discuss an Ethics Board decision stemming from a complaint about Councilor Wayne Mallar's conduct at an August 2025 Historic Preservation Commission meeting. No outcome or record of the discussion is available.
PrEP access planning via NIH ARISE grant
Bangor's HIV outbreak has exposed gaps in PrEP access. The grant brings Johns Hopkins expertise to plan better delivery through the city's two public health clinics — and it costs taxpayers nothing.
Penobscot County jail overcrowding
A speaker laid out the case for a new county jail: built in 1869, capacity for 157, and $2.14 million a year spent boarding inmates elsewhere.
Ethics training following Board of Ethics finding
Councilors confirmed two ethics code violations by Councilor Mallar over comments caught on a live mic during an ethics board break, rejected a third, and punted the penalty/training question to the ACRE committee. Councilor Mallar will get to speak in his own defense before a final order.