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Introduced by Councilor McKernan, December 12, 197'
CITY OF BANGOR
ITITIEJ. (Prhi Authorizing Suomi ion of Amendment to Request for Federal
Financial Assistance for Development of Union Street
By de City Cwaeg of the Cft NBoroar:
ORDERED,
TEAT, YMEREAS, the City of Bangor has made application for and hes received
Federal and State funds der the Lend and Water Conservation Fund Act and the
Municipal Recreation Fund Program for the developmut of land adjacent to the NOW
Capehart area on Union Street; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bangor wishes to amend this application by
requesting additional Federal funds for the construction of a utility building and
acquisition of playground equipment.
NOW MAEZFURE, BE M ORDERED by the City Council of the City a
Banger, that:
1. The City Council of the City of Bangor being a legally constituted
body having at least three members with overlapping terms of tenure hereby authorizes
the City Manager to make application on behalf of the City Council for financial assist-
ance under the provisions of the land and Water Conservation Fwd Act, Public Haw 88-578,
for the develnyment of the Union Street Recreation Area.
2. The City Council of the City of',"Bangor, being familiar with
the terms and conditions a the land end Water Conservation Fund Project, hereby
authorizes the City Meager to enter into said Agreement between the City of Bangor
and the State of Maine upon Federal approval of the above identified project.
3. The City Council of the City of Bangor hereby authorizes the
City Manager and the Parks and Recreation Department to develop plans end programs for
the Union Street Recreation Area and to be responsible for the continued operation and
maintenance of the Union Street Recreation Area in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Land sid Water Conservation Fund, -
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4. The City Council of the City of Bangor hereby certifies that
except for the financial assistance requested by this project application, no finan-
cial assistance has been applied for, given, or promised under any other State or
Federal progrem.
5. Me City Council of the City of Berger hereby certifies that
the Union Street Recreation Area will be adequately signed to indicate: (a) that
it is a public recreation area, and (b) tba,twre it will be available for use by
the general public. Additionally, there will be: sufficient signing lending to
the recreation area site to insure optimum public use, and sufficient parking
space to accausodate the recreating public.
STATEMENT OF FACT: The estimated cast of constructing the
utility building aM acquiring and installing the playground
equipment is $14,000. the Federal government (Bureau of
Outdoor Recreation) will provide 50% ($7x000) of this total
project cost, arvi the City of Bangor will provide the re-
maining 50$ local share of the project cost.
IN CITY CMWIL
December 12, 1977
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49 AF
ORDER
_ Title, RECEII'ED
Authorizing submission of Amendment to CITY 0'r u- OR
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Re48eat foi Fedeiel Financial Asaibtewe •yT DEC & All I I 04
for Development of Union ,Street Recreation
Area
IRt:oducea and. filed
..,by.
" Couneflman-