Where will you go to pay your sewer bill, register your dog, or pick up a copy of your birth certificate?

Bangor City Hall 8, Cori Skall
Bangor City Hall 8, Cori Skall
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Where will you go if you have a code enforcement issue, a question for the Assessor, or register to vote?

Bangor City Hall 10, Cori Skall
Bangor City Hall 10, Cori Skall
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These are all departments, within the first floor of the Bangor City Hall, that residents seek access to each day. They are all departments that are going to be temporarily relocated from the first floor of the historic building, as that space will be undergoing renovations soon.

Bangor City Hall 6, Cori Skall
Bangor City Hall 6, Cori Skall
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The Bangor City Council voted Monday night to allow the City to lease part of the Penquis Building at 262 Harlow Street, right down the hill from where City Hall is now.

262 Harlow Street, Penquis, Google
262 Harlow Street, Penquis, Google
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The measure secures 13,400+ square feet of office space, meeting space, and 10 parking spaces for City employees.

Bangor's Finance Director, David Little says now that the lease has been approved, the various City Departments that will have to relocate can come up with a plan to do so, likely within the next month.

Bangor City Hall 13, Cori Skall
Bangor City Hall 13, Cori Skall
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The almost 9 Million Dollar Bangor City Hall renovation project, will completely overhaul the first floor with the new design, combining the more front-facing customer offices such as the Treasury Department and City Clerk Office, and will also update the HVAC system and elevator at the current City Hall building, is slated to take about 18 months to complete.

Bangor City Hall 15, Cori Skall
Bangor City Hall 15, Cori Skall
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The lease of the space at the Penquis building goes for two years, with an option to end early, if the project is completed before that.

Here's another thing that took some time to put together in Downtown Bangor.

The Good Of The Hive 3 Story Mural in Bangor is Complete

Wall Mural Good Of The Hive Completed

Gallery Credit: Scott Miller

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Gallery Credit: Kevin Bennett

 

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