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PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2024,AS COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH
WHEREAS, Change is constant and affects all cities, towns, suburbs, counties, boroughs,
townships, rural areas, and other places; and
WHEREAS, Planners can help navigate this change with data-driven insights and expertise that
provide better choices for how people work and live; and
WHEREAS, Community planning provides an opportunity for all residents to be meaningfully
involved in making choices that determine the future of their community; and
WHEREAS, The full benefits of planning require elected and appointed public officials who
understand, support and demand excellence in planning and plan implementation;
and
WHEREAS, The month of October, 2024, has been designated as National Community Planning
Month by the American Planning Association as an opportunity to highlight how
planning is essential to every community, and how planners are uniquely positioned
to identify solutions to communities' most difficult housing, transportation and land-
use questions; and
WHEREAS, The celebration of National Community Planning Month gives us the opportunity to
recognize the participation and dedication of appointed Planning Board members who
have contributed their time and expertise to the improvement of the City of Bangor;
and
WHEREAS, We recognize the valuable contributions made by the professional community
planners of the City of Bangor and e�end our heartfelt thanks for the continued
commitment to public service by these professionals.
NOW,THEREFORE, I, Cara Pelletier, Mayor of the City of Bangor, on behalf of the City
Council do hereby proclaim the month of October, 2024, as Community Planning Month in the City of
Bangor.
Given this the 23rd day of September, 2024.
Cara Pelletier, Mayor