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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-03-08 82-106 RESOLVECITY OF BANGOR,,-,,,�) (TITLE. .P011110191, _-Opp osi.Glen_to-Legistal-ive-mtgme,.t_m_.. 2.n48.-....-....-.. avt4%GitYCwuNuflAvGilYofl+atNSF: -RE5@f3'SU WHEREAS, the City of Bangor is the Owneof he Bangor Dam, so-called, a s structure crossing the Penobscot River at Treats Falls between the Cities OF Bangor andBraver; and WHEREAS, the City has entered Into an agreement with a third party, Swift River Company, to provide for the generation of hydro -electric power at the Bangor Dam site; and WHEREAS, the proposal of Swift River provides for special studies and numerous features which would serve the needs of fish, including the Atlantic splee, migrating up the Penobscot River; and WHEREAS, LID. 2048 has been filed in the State Legislature for purposes of eliminating further use and operation of the Bangor Dam without regard to whether it will interfere with the migration of fishiwithin the Penobscot River; and WHEREAS, In the judgment of the Bangor City Council such action is not only probably Illegal, but also extremely unfair andnsitive to the needs of the citizensandtaxpayers of the City of Bangor and its surrounding communities, NOW, THEREFORE, By the City Council of the City of Bangor RESOLVED, THAT the Bangor City council, Municipal Officers of the City of Bangor, do hereby express their opposition to the adoption of L.D. 204B or any other legislation which would arbitrarily prohibit dams on the Penobscot River without first ascertaining their effect on the migration of fish; and be it further RESOLVED, THAT the chairman of the City Council, the City Manager, the City Solicitor and other members of the City's staff and Council are hereby authorized to appear before the Energy s Natural Resources Committee of the State Legislature to indicate their opposition to L.D. 2048. In city council Narch 8,3982 Suspension of the rules passed „V,ofe 6Yes. 1Ns 1 Abstained ]Absent V tari9Y _ H Yc% rnan,Soucy, -Weymouth�,Willey,ZandZian Vpting No case Abeent porter Ahstaina9 Jordan Vote for passage 6Ye5,lNo �12Uteent lAbstalned Voting yes Broxn,Nckernan, Ab Y inedW1II, "Illy 111111111 Jordan,Abaent Furter crey clerk