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Introduced by Councilor Bigamy, Oct. 27, 197-
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V rbVr Appl aticn for Highway D11 ec[iIanal Signs Airport Mall
BY the My Coxmil of City of Bangor:
ORDERED,
TBAT the application made ky the Airport Mall Merchants Association, as
represented by nick Bronson, Inc.i to place a macvwm of twenty (20) highway
directional signe at pre -selected sites within the City for the purpose of direct-
ing vehicular traffic to Airport Mall, is hereby approved.
PV-ECEIVED
1971 OCT 21 N! 4:;e
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
QITV OF BANDpg. MAINE
IN CITY COUNCIL
Oct. 27, 1971
Referred to Zorn§ Review Committee,
consider next meeting.
TY CLEN%
IN ITY COUNCIL
Nov. 8, 1971
To be considered after 14-Z.
Tabled to Fem. 14, 1972.
LERK
IM rzTY COUNCIL
Feb. 14, 1972
Consider next meeting.
CITY CLEW(
IN COON
Feb. 28, 1972
Consider next meeting.
CITY CLERK
IN CI COUNCI
Marc 13, 1972
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IN CI OUNCIL
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ORDER
Title,
App, for xigm.ay, Dirertional si9na -
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IN CITY COUNCIL
Aug. 28, 72 next meeting.
CITY CLARK
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Sept. 25, 1972
Taloleft to October 25th.
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ReferraN to Zoning Review Committee,
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COUNCIL tabled.
Mortb 27, 1972
Sun 26,
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Tabled to May 8, 1972
Consider
next meeting.
CITY CLERK
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MOV.13, 1972
Remin on table.
IN CSTY COVNC
IN CITY
COUNCIL
May 8, 1972
July 30,
1972
Consider next meeting.
Consider
next meeting.CITY
CLERK
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Nov. 2], 19]2
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C2 CLERU<
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COV L
May 22, 1972
July 24,
1972
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Consider
next meeting.
CITY CLEW(
IN CI COUNC L
Dee. , 1972
C CLERK
Tbis order considered inmediete-
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ly after 42 AA and was indefin-
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itely Postponed.
June 12, 1972
Aug. 14,
1972
Consider next meeting.
Consider
next meeting.
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'101FW Bangor, the anter of Maine --the Gateway to Maine's North Woods and Seashore Raoris
October 21, 1971
T0: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Planning Board
RB: Bequest fop Directional Sign System (Airport Mall)
Centlenen:
Please to advised that the Planning Board has given consideration to
the colonel of the Airport Mall Merchants Association for a limited number
(20) of directional signs.
The Board gave
nsideration to the recite of such signing, to the
similar needs of other activities and to the many problems inherent in
permitting such signs.
After considering the potential for proliferation of such "directional"
signs the Board reiterated their previous policy.
"It is the opinion of the Planning Board that private directional
signs should not be Permitted on the public right-of-way. The
approval of any such signs would tend to lead to a proliferation of
signs throughout the city. {chile they are intended e a public
they could, in effect, become advertising. The implication
is than, that if a need exists that is critical - than the City should
erect and maintain such necessary public service signs."
The Planning Board than voted unanimously to recommend against the request
by the Airport Mall Me cohorts for dire ctlonal signs.
Respectfully submitted,
b
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Planning Director
CSK:peb
qitg
of
October 21, 1971
T0: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Planning Board
RB: Bequest fop Directional Sign System (Airport Mall)
Centlenen:
Please to advised that the Planning Board has given consideration to
the colonel of the Airport Mall Merchants Association for a limited number
(20) of directional signs.
The Board gave
nsideration to the recite of such signing, to the
similar needs of other activities and to the many problems inherent in
permitting such signs.
After considering the potential for proliferation of such "directional"
signs the Board reiterated their previous policy.
"It is the opinion of the Planning Board that private directional
signs should not be Permitted on the public right-of-way. The
approval of any such signs would tend to lead to a proliferation of
signs throughout the city. {chile they are intended e a public
they could, in effect, become advertising. The implication
is than, that if a need exists that is critical - than the City should
erect and maintain such necessary public service signs."
The Planning Board than voted unanimously to recommend against the request
by the Airport Mall Me cohorts for dire ctlonal signs.
Respectfully submitted,
b
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Planning Director
CSK:peb
October 21.'1971
Mr. Jay Alley
City Clerk
City Hall
Bangor, Maine 04401
Bear Sir
Please consider this letter as our request to have included o
the Bangor city Council meeting agenda for Wednesday, October 27th,'
1971, our petition for placing a maximum of twenty (20) highway
directional signs at pre -selected sites within the City for the pur-
pose of directing vehicular traffic to Airport Mall.
In order that the Council Members may be fully informed as to
the proposed location of the directional signs, the physical aspects
of the signs and our reason for requesting such signs, we are enclos-
ing with this the original application we submitted to Mr. Carl
Kosobud for consideration by the Planning Board. In addition to the
memorandum addressed to the Planning Board, we are also including a
mock-up of the proposed sign, which is smaller than the actual size
requested. We request this be shown to the Council on Wednesday
evening. Also, Mr. Kosobud�s office will have displayed at the
October 27th Council Meeting, a map which we sent to him, pin -pointing
the suggested sign locations. For your convenience,
enclosing
tn B� x 11 map showing the locations, whichcouldduplicated for
he council.
After you have drafted the Council order, will you kindly re-
quest Councilor James Bigney to sign it. Councilor Bigney indicated,
during past conversations, he would sign the order.
I understand, for distribution to the Council, your office will
duplicate copies of the original proposal we sent to Mi. Kosobud.
Will you kindly see that this material is returned to his office after
your use.
Thank you .very much for placing this item on the City Council
agenda.
Sincerely,
DICK BRONSON, INC.
�EEOgya t to Airport Mall)
Richard B. Bronson
President/Treasurer
O
advertising
& public
relations
DICKBRONSON,
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CENTRAL ST.
TELEPHONE
BANGOR.
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October 21.'1971
Mr. Jay Alley
City Clerk
City Hall
Bangor, Maine 04401
Bear Sir
Please consider this letter as our request to have included o
the Bangor city Council meeting agenda for Wednesday, October 27th,'
1971, our petition for placing a maximum of twenty (20) highway
directional signs at pre -selected sites within the City for the pur-
pose of directing vehicular traffic to Airport Mall.
In order that the Council Members may be fully informed as to
the proposed location of the directional signs, the physical aspects
of the signs and our reason for requesting such signs, we are enclos-
ing with this the original application we submitted to Mr. Carl
Kosobud for consideration by the Planning Board. In addition to the
memorandum addressed to the Planning Board, we are also including a
mock-up of the proposed sign, which is smaller than the actual size
requested. We request this be shown to the Council on Wednesday
evening. Also, Mr. Kosobud�s office will have displayed at the
October 27th Council Meeting, a map which we sent to him, pin -pointing
the suggested sign locations. For your convenience,
enclosing
tn B� x 11 map showing the locations, whichcouldduplicated for
he council.
After you have drafted the Council order, will you kindly re-
quest Councilor James Bigney to sign it. Councilor Bigney indicated,
during past conversations, he would sign the order.
I understand, for distribution to the Council, your office will
duplicate copies of the original proposal we sent to Mi. Kosobud.
Will you kindly see that this material is returned to his office after
your use.
Thank you .very much for placing this item on the City Council
agenda.
Sincerely,
DICK BRONSON, INC.
�EEOgya t to Airport Mall)
Richard B. Bronson
President/Treasurer
October 21. 1971
Mr. Jay Ailey
Cliy C,terk
City Mali
Bangor, Maine 04401
Oear Sir:
Please consider this letter as our request to have included o
in,: Bangor City Council meeting agenda for Wednesday, October 27th
197L, our petition for placing am of twenty (20) highway
directional signs at pre-selectedsiteswithin the City for the pur-
pose of directing vehicular traffic to Airport Mall.
In order that the Council Members may be fully informed as to
The proposed location of the directional signs, the physical aspects
of the signs and car reason for requesting such signs, w nclos-
ing with this the. original application we submitted to Mra
. Carl
Hustling for Consideration by the Planning Board. In addition to the
meorandum addressed to the Planning Board, we are also including a
ock-up of the proposed sign, which is
smaller than the actual size
recucsted. We request this be shown to the Council on Wednesday
evenIng. Also, Mr. bosomed•s office will have displayed at the
October 27th Council Meeting, a map which we Sent to him, pin -pointing
In suggested sign locations. For your convenience,Enclosing
n e!. n 11 map showing the locations, whiccouldbeduplicated for
the Council.
Atter you have drafted the Council order, will you kindly me -
quest Councilor James Bigney to sign it. Councilor Bigney indicated,
during past Conversations, he would sign the order.
1 indorstand, for distribution to the Council, your office will
dupLeate copios of the original proposal we Sent to Mr. Kosobud.
WiIL you kindly ace that this material is returned to his sifted after
your us('.
'ehank you very much for placing this item on the City Council
agentl a.
Sincerely,
DICK BRONSON, INC.
(C Fulrnti: to Airport Mall)
Richard B. Bronson
Presitlen t/Trcasurc[
O
ifduertising
&
public
relations
DICK
BRONSON, ,AI_
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31 CENTRAL
at
TELEPHONE
ANNON,
207 942S410
Ma,Nr 04401
October 21. 1971
Mr. Jay Ailey
Cliy C,terk
City Mali
Bangor, Maine 04401
Oear Sir:
Please consider this letter as our request to have included o
in,: Bangor City Council meeting agenda for Wednesday, October 27th
197L, our petition for placing am of twenty (20) highway
directional signs at pre-selectedsiteswithin the City for the pur-
pose of directing vehicular traffic to Airport Mall.
In order that the Council Members may be fully informed as to
The proposed location of the directional signs, the physical aspects
of the signs and car reason for requesting such signs, w nclos-
ing with this the. original application we submitted to Mra
. Carl
Hustling for Consideration by the Planning Board. In addition to the
meorandum addressed to the Planning Board, we are also including a
ock-up of the proposed sign, which is
smaller than the actual size
recucsted. We request this be shown to the Council on Wednesday
evenIng. Also, Mr. bosomed•s office will have displayed at the
October 27th Council Meeting, a map which we Sent to him, pin -pointing
In suggested sign locations. For your convenience,Enclosing
n e!. n 11 map showing the locations, whiccouldbeduplicated for
the Council.
Atter you have drafted the Council order, will you kindly me -
quest Councilor James Bigney to sign it. Councilor Bigney indicated,
during past Conversations, he would sign the order.
1 indorstand, for distribution to the Council, your office will
dupLeate copios of the original proposal we Sent to Mr. Kosobud.
WiIL you kindly ace that this material is returned to his sifted after
your us('.
'ehank you very much for placing this item on the City Council
agentl a.
Sincerely,
DICK BRONSON, INC.
(C Fulrnti: to Airport Mall)
Richard B. Bronson
Presitlen t/Trcasurc[
.�7
O advertising & public relations
RAE DICK BRONSON,) f. O TELEPHONE 207 -,--„° '°` °°°°'
October 13th, 1971
To: Carl S. Kosobud, Director City Planning Board
L. Felix Barlett, Chairman Bangor Planning Board
Thomas Needham, Vice Chairman
Francis S. Zelz, Member
Howard Cousins, Member
Mrs. Mary McEvoy, Member
Paul Rudman, Member
Alan S. Schiro, Member
From: Airport Mall Merchants Association, as represented by
Dick Bronson, Inc.
Subj: Request for approval of limited number of highway
directional signs.
Members Of The Board:
In behalf of the Airport Mall Merchants Association, we hereby
respectfully request affirmative approval by the City of Bangor Plan-
ing Board for the placement of a limited number of highway signs
indicating to vehicular traffic the direction of Airport Mall.
° It is our belief that such signs would perform a valued
service n guiding quickly and efficiently both intown
andout-o£-town shoppers to the important Airport Mall area.
° A consumer traffic survey conducted at Airport Mall by the
Bangor Daily News Marketing Research Department (December,
1970) revealed that 63% of Airport Mall shoppers came from
outside of Bangor. The remaining 37% comprised inner-city
shoppers. With Airport Mall being such a magnate to draw
shoppers to orcity, the requested indicator signs would
assist greatly our visitors to reach the Mall easily.
° We propose that the traffic flow to Airport Mall be guided
by placing a minimum number of twenty directional signs.
° For suggested locations, please refer to number -keyed map
which is a part of this request.
1. Industrial Spur I-395 Exit onto Main Street (Right
hand indicator)
2. Main Street at Union Street, Bangor House side. (Left
hand indicator)
3. Union at Main Street, approaching from Brewer Bridge.
(Straight indicator)
4. Main at Union Street, approaching from downtown. (Right
hand indicator)
5. Union at Hammond Street. (Straight indicator)
6. Union at Hammond Street, opposite corner. (Right
hand indicator)
]. Union at Fourteenth Street, approaching from down-
town. (Straight indicator)
8. Fourteenth at Union Street (Coming down Fourteenth).
(Left hand Indicator)
9. Hammond Street Northbound Exit I-95 (Right hand
indicator)
10. On Hammond at corner Fourteenth Street. (Left hand
indicator)
11. Ohio Street Northbound Exit I-95. (Left hand indica-
tor)
12. Ohio at Seventeenth Street. (Left hand indicator)
13. Union Street Southbound Exit I-95. (Right hand
indicator)
14. Seventeenth at Union Street. (Right hand indicator)
15. On Broadway, proceeding out of city, at corner of
Burleigh Road. (Left hand indicator)
16. On Broadway, proceeding into city, corner of Strickland
Road. (Right hand indicator)
17. On Kenduskeag Avenue, proceeding out Of City, corner of
Strickland Road. (Left hand indicator)
18. On Strickland Road, proceeding West, corner of Kenduskeag
Avenue. (Straight indicator)
19. On Ohio Street, proceeding out of city, corner Strickland
Road. (Left hand indicator)
20. On Strickland Road, proceeding West, corner Ohio Street.
(Straight indicator)
0 Sign locations, as to highway safety and visibility would be
cleared with the Bangor Police Department and the Bangor High-
way Department.
0 Where applicable, indicator signs would be attached to existing
posts or supports.
0 Where existing posts are not avail able for sign placement,
directional signs would be mounted on standard ten foot metal
sign posts. (Same type used by city).
0 The size of the sign would be I" inches wide by 24 inches in
depth.
0 Signs would be manufactured from 090, gauge aluminum, surfaced
with silk-screened Srotchlite.
-,AWORANDUM
- BANGOR
PLANNING
BOARD
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4. Main at Union Street, approaching from downtown. (Right
hand indicator)
5. Union at Hammond Street. (Straight indicator)
6. Union at Hammond Street, opposite corner. (Right
hand indicator)
]. Union at Fourteenth Street, approaching from down-
town. (Straight indicator)
8. Fourteenth at Union Street (Coming down Fourteenth).
(Left hand Indicator)
9. Hammond Street Northbound Exit I-95 (Right hand
indicator)
10. On Hammond at corner Fourteenth Street. (Left hand
indicator)
11. Ohio Street Northbound Exit I-95. (Left hand indica-
tor)
12. Ohio at Seventeenth Street. (Left hand indicator)
13. Union Street Southbound Exit I-95. (Right hand
indicator)
14. Seventeenth at Union Street. (Right hand indicator)
15. On Broadway, proceeding out of city, at corner of
Burleigh Road. (Left hand indicator)
16. On Broadway, proceeding into city, corner of Strickland
Road. (Right hand indicator)
17. On Kenduskeag Avenue, proceeding out Of City, corner of
Strickland Road. (Left hand indicator)
18. On Strickland Road, proceeding West, corner of Kenduskeag
Avenue. (Straight indicator)
19. On Ohio Street, proceeding out of city, corner Strickland
Road. (Left hand indicator)
20. On Strickland Road, proceeding West, corner Ohio Street.
(Straight indicator)
0 Sign locations, as to highway safety and visibility would be
cleared with the Bangor Police Department and the Bangor High-
way Department.
0 Where applicable, indicator signs would be attached to existing
posts or supports.
0 Where existing posts are not avail able for sign placement,
directional signs would be mounted on standard ten foot metal
sign posts. (Same type used by city).
0 The size of the sign would be I" inches wide by 24 inches in
depth.
0 Signs would be manufactured from 090, gauge aluminum, surfaced
with silk-screened Srotchlite.
%^ tfm)RANDUM - BANGOR PLANNING BOARD -3-
° 1'or proposed dusign, please refer to S§ x 11 inch model sub-
mitted to Mr. Carl Kosobud with the original copy of this
request memorandum.
We understand that following deliberation by your Board, orre-
quest for highway directional signs will them be submitted, with your
recommendations, to the City Council for consideration and action.
In making o request v realize fully the problems which may
arise concerning placement of highway directional indicators. We also
realize that some form of standard practices and procedures governing
such devices must be formulated. Such action would establish regula-
tions applicable to all interested groups including those who now have
directional signs in use or planned for in the future.
Until .such time as a unified highway directional sign code can
be formulated and implemented, werequest a favorable recommendation
to o request for the temporary placement of Airport Mall directional
signs. This would be in keeping with the spirit of approval which has
been granted by the Bangor City Council to the Downtown Merchants
Association and Husain College.
Thank you for your earnest consideration of this request.
Sincerely yours,
DICK yyyBRON.ON, INC.
r�tra��oaan
Al to Airport Mall
xicriara B. Bronson'"
President/Treasurer
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