Councilor· Bangor councilors serve three-year terms with three seats up each November (bangormaine.gov/446/City-Council). month-level start: November 2023 per WABI 2023-11-13 (Fish and Deane sworn in; Leonard re-elected Nov 7, 2023 per Bangor Daily News); seat class derived because Beck/Hawes/Mallar were seated 2024 and Faloon/Carson/Walker 2025. month-level end: November 2026 per three-year term (city council page lists Deane term expires 2026). First won a June 2022 special election; current term from Nov 2023 re-election.
Joseph Leonard
Bangor
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 38
- Total speaking time
- 3:39:20
- Avg per meeting
- 5:46
- Segments
- 2412
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Top issues during term (7)(Environment)
$50,000 climate rebate program for home energy upgrades
$50,000 from the roughly $200,000 Climate Action Fund.
Archaeological protections in city code
Forest management of City Forest and Twining Pit
Twining Pit's Tree Growth enrollment requires commercial timber production in exchange for reduced property taxes.
Municipal Solar Feasibility
Estimated savings of about $20,000 a year at six sites — but only if grant funding covers installation costs.
Emerald Ash Borer Response
The injection program is funded for roughly 750-1,000 trees over ten years, and removals plus replanting will strain the division's budget and crew capacity.
Forest Management Plans for Brown Woods and Essex Woods
Forestry committed $25,000 from its next fiscal year budget for subcontracted work like invasive species control, and the city is buying a compact forestry tractor for trail maintenance.
Household hazardous waste disposal
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Leonard was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Environment.
Voting record (0)(Environment)
No votes found matching Environment.