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I,,t.-oduced by Councilor Baboicci, Nov. 111, 1966
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) (OrDert_._Receiving Communication re,_ and Commiting Funds for
Rehabilitation of Fishway at Bangor Salmon Pool
By the City Omment of the City of Basque:
ORDERED,
THAT The attached communication from Commissioner Ronald T. Spears
Department of Inland Fisheries and Game, be and is hereby received and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDERED that the City Manager be and is hereby ordered
to inform Commissioner Speers that the City Council will provide the
necessary funds In the amount of $20, 000 to meet its share of the proposed
rehabilitation project.
Note: Attached hereto you will find a communication from Ronald T. Spears
requesting that the City of Bangor commit the amount of $20,000 in
1968 for the rehabilitation of the fishway at the Bangor Salmon Pool. This is
part of a major program which includes a $40, 000 total project cost at the
Bangor Salmon Pool, and projects toward which the Penobscot Company has
pledged $60,000 to match Federal money and Bangor Hydro has pledged
$160, 000 for fishways at the dams at Milford and Veazie. The restoration of
the Penobscot River as a sport fishery waterway is, it seems to me, of vital
importance. I would strongly recommend the City of Bangor's participation
fn this worthwhile project and the approval of this order.
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ORDER
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Rehabilitation of Fishxay, Salmon Pool
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November y, 1966
Joseph Coupal
City MAFFEI
Bangor, Maine
Dear Joe:
In keeping with our recent telephone conversation I would like to milks a formal
inquest, through you, to the lNhlcipal authorities of the city of Danger for
their participation and cooperation in the program now under way for the rest-
oration of the Atlantic sulmon fishery in the Penobscot River.
Specifically, I am asking that the city be prepared to match Federal funds which
will be available in 1968 for the rehabilitation and restoration of fishways i
the city mored dem at the Bangor 'Amon deal. The cost of this rehabilitation
end restoration work is estimated by our Department Engineers at approximately
$40,000. 51 of this coat can be met with Federal funds so the city's participa-
tion wmSd Amount to about $26,000.
I have already received cemmitments from the Penobscot Company relative to
their dams at Great Warks, and from the Bangor Hydro -Electric Company relative
to the deme at Milford and Veazie. The Penobscot Company has pledged $660,000
to match Federal monies, and the Bangor Efdro-Electric Company has pledged
$161 'or the two dams mentioned. In addition, Bangor Hydro -Electric Comp-
any will put in about $1$,000 to match monies available for the construction of
fish passage facilities at their Rowland dem.
Present plans call for construction to 're done at Milford nud Great Works in
1967, and at Vea'zie and Bangor in 1968. With the completion of these fishways,
the Penobscot River will ons again be open for the passage of Atlantic salmon
from the ocean all the way up into the Aacutaquis and Pleasant River draimges,
and worthwhile Done of Atlantic salmon should become a reality o again. our
work will continue on the dame on the Fast Branch of the Powpecot In 1968-70.
I know thI I do not have to stress to you what the rvh of a sports fishery for
Atlantic salmon can mean to the recreation potential of the Bangor area, and I
AEG certain that you are as pleased with the prospect as I nm. I as su a in Dy
own mind that the city of Bangor will want to support this effort in every way
possible.
In order for
me to guarantee the availability of the Federal funds for this parpose,
it will ben.aes ary for me to assure the Federal authorities that the matching
KEEP MAINE GREEN
Joseph Couyal - - #2
funds for the wore will be available.
I would appreci_be very much your taking this mutter up with the City Council as
soon as possible, with the request that they make such a co,mmitment if they can
do so. I- neessary, I would be most nappy to come up and explain the program
personally. I e¢ sure that either Hcrace Bond or Dr. bVerhsrt at the University
would be glad to discuss it with thin _lso. Since time ie a factor in the program,
I would cgain ancient that you let me know as soon as possible shot might be lone
in this regard.
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