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MINUTES OF HARBOR COMMITTEE MEETING
MA.Y 4 , 19 9 3
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The regular �nanthl�r meeting af �he Har}aor Committee was held i.n
the City Manager' s Office at 7 :Q0 P.M. Commit�ee znembers present
were Win S'CGV(�I1Sr Jim Blanchette, and Jay Shalhoob. Others present
� were Harbor Master - Ben Gli.dden, Rod McKay, Mi.ss Shalhoob and Linda
Goff .
Wa.n Stevens called the meeting �o order at 7 :02 P.M.
A enda Item #1 - ELECTION OF OFFTCERS
The Gommittee voted to have Dave Bickford serve as Cha.irman and
James Blanchette as Vice- Chairman.
Agenda Item #2 - UPDATE ON SAFE BqATING WEEI{
� Rad McICay in�ormed the Commi.ttee that the Commuz�i.ty and Ecanomic
Development Committee o� the City Council appraved inviting the Coast
Guard to Bangor on June 5th and 6th in observance of Safe Boating
Week. They alsa approved the use af the park area under the
Chamberlain Bridge for the Auxiliary to host a barbecue far the Coast
� Guard crew on June 5th.
Wa.n Steuens �aid he spoke ta Joe Gardon of the National Coast
Guard Auxiliary and the Auxiliary is wil.lin.g ta pay for a limited
lzst o� xegistered Maine boaters in the greater Bangor area so
n.otices can be sent aut with information on Safe Boating Week and
� notifyi.ng boaters that i.nspecticrns cvill be done in Bangor and Hampden
on June 5th and 6th.
Other Busi.ness
Rod McKay informed the Comrnittee that a Waterfront Brochure was
in the process of bei.ng printed to help promote the Bangor Waterfront
area.
Ben Glidden asked about putting a yard light on the Harbor
Master's building to help with the darkness around the buzlding and
on the rasnp to dock #3, to which Rod McKay gave hirn permis�ion to
have one installed. Jim Blanchette brought up having a light
installed an the Chamherlain Bridge again and the ques�ian of a
security system, both of which are being looked in�o.
The meeti.ng was adjourned at 7 :20 P .M.
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