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Infrastructure Committee
Minutes
July 20, 2020
ATTENDEES
Councilors: Gretchen Schaefer, Susan Hawes, Rick Fournier, Sarah Nichols, Dan Tremble, Ben Sprague,
Clare Davitt
Staff: John Theriault
Public:
AGENDA
1. Discussion: Quarterly Abatement
John indicated there were no large issues with the granted abatements.
Vote: Informational Only, No Vote Needed
2. Miller Street Extension
The City of Bangor has been contacted by the Engineering firm CES and Cianbro Corporation to
request that they are allowed to use and extend Miller Street in order to access a parcel of land
located in the Town of Hermon. Cianbro wishes to develop a solar farm on this parcel.
The Hermon parcel is accessible from Outer Hammond Street (Route 2). However, the new
driveway would have to cross Shaw Brook, which is an Urban Impaired Stream. Rather than
impact the stream, the Engineering Department prefers that the developer utilize Miller Street.
Solar farms are a very low traffic generating land use, so other than during construction, no
significant change in traffic is anticipated on Miller Street. The Developer will be responsible
for all cost to extend Miller Street to the Hermon Town Line.
The Engineering Department recommends that the road base gravels be constructed to
commercial roadway standards. However, the overall paved width of the road could be
limited to 22 feet to reduce the impervious footprint of the road.
Where this project is located in Hermon, City review would only cover the roadway extension
itself. The Engineering Department will work with the Developer as well as the City Planning
and Code Departments to address City concerns such as storm water treatment, drainage, and
emergency access.
Vote: Informational Only, No Vote Needed
Motioned made and seconded to adjourn.
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