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Date: May 11, 2009
Item/Subject: ORDER, Approving Grant Request from Cove Brook Watershed Council/Lower
Penobscot Watershed Coalition for $1,000 in Support of the Second Annual Penobscot
River Revival
Responsible Department: Community & Economic Development
Commentary:
The City Council has assigned the Commission on Cultural Development the responsibility to review grant
applications to the City from arts and cultural organizations and recommend a course of action to the City
Council for its review and consideration
The Cove Brook Watershed Council/Lower Penobscot Watershed Coalition submitted an application for
$1,000 in support of the Second Annual Penobscot River Revival on the Bangor Waterfront. This festival
goes beyond using the river as a backdrop for a fun and educational community event by celebrating the
cultural, historic, recreational, economic, and ecological values that the Penobscot River provides to area
communities. Funds raised for the event go toward the cost of tents, music, advertising, and other
infrastructure, as well as part of the cost of event coordination. The increase in the event's total budget
of $8,900 this year is to enhance marketing and advertising associated with the event. The event will be
held on July 18 at the Bangor Waterfront with River -focused exhibits displayed.
The Commission suggested that three or more of the following organizations should be encouraged to
participate in the planning and collaboration of this event — City of Bangor Parks & Recreation, the Harbor
Committee, Bangor Trails, Bangor Land Trust, Stream Teams, The Storm Water Group, the Historical
Society, the Bangor Museum and Center for History, as well as the University of Maine Museum of Art.
Of the funds appropriated by the City Council, $13,450 remains available. The Commission for Cultural
Development recommends that the City Council approve a grant of $1,000.
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Assigned to Councilor HAwEs 09 151
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) ORDER, Approving Grant Request from Cove Brook Watershed Council/Lower
Penobscot Watershed Coalition for $1,000 in Support of the Second Annual
Penobscot River Revival
WHEREAS, the Commission on Cultural Development's mission is to promote the
development of Bangor as a regional arts center that nurtures the artistic and
cultural expression of its diverse peoples; and
WHEREAS, the Commission is authorized to review grant applications from arts and cultural
organizations and recommend a course of action to the City Council for their
review and consideration; and
WHEREAS, the Cove Brook Watershed Council/Lower Penobscot Watershed Coalition
submitted an application for $1,000 in support of the Second Annual Penobscot
River Revival on the Bangor Waterfront, a festival that goes beyond using the
river as a backdrop for a fun and educational community event, by celebrating
the cultural, historic, recreational, economic, and ecological values that the
Penobscot River provides to area communities; and
WHEREAS, Funds raised for the event go toward the cost of tents, music, advertising, and
other infrastructure as well as part of the cost of event coordination; and
WHEREAS, the Commission suggested that three or more of the following organizations
should be encouraged to participate in the planning and collaboration of this
event: City of Bangor Parks & Recreation, the Harbor Committee, Bangor Trails,
Bangor Land Trust, Stream Teams, The Storm Water Group, the Historical
Society, the Bangor Museum and Center for History, and the University of Maine
Museum of Art;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR
THAT
A Grant in the amount of $1,000 to the Cove Brook Watershed Council/Lower Penobscot
Watershed Coalition is hereby authorized from the 2009 Cultural appropriation.
IN CITY COUNCIL
May 11, 2009
Pas
CITY CLERK
ORDER
(TrrLE APPROVING GRANT REQUEST FROM
COVE BROOK WATERSHED COUNCIL/LOWER
PENOBSCOT WATERSHED COALITION FOR $1000
IN SUPPORT OF THE SECOND ANNUAL PENOBSCOT
RIVER REVIVAL
Assigned to Councilor,