HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-05-30 12-188 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 12-188
Date: May 30, 2012
Item/Subject ORDER, Bangor Center Development District — Establishment of
Implementation Assessments
Responsible Department: Community & Economic Development
Commentary:
PUBLIC HEARING - Prior to voting on the attached Order, the City Council is required to hold a
Public Hearing on the establishment of implementation assessments for the Bangor Center
Development District.
The proposed budget for the Bangor Center Management Corporation/Downtown Bangor Partnership for
the 2012-2013 fiscal year is $103,263. The proposed budget calls for the City to raise $54,739 from
assessments on properties located in the Bangor Center Development District. The remaining funding
will be made up through a projected carry-over from 2011-2012 fiscal year of $17,874 and anticipated
sponsorships and event revenue of $30,650.
Prior to this hearing the City has fulfilled extensive statutory notice requirements, including publication of
a description of the area affected and the maximum rate of assessment of $0.53 per thousand dollars of
assessed value as of April 1, 2012. This was published in the Bangor Daily News on May 18, 2012
(attached). This assessment will be levied for a one-year program commencing on July 1, 2012 and
ending on June 30, 2013.
Manager's Comments:
Associated Information:
BDN public hearing notice attached to CA
Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
Introduced for
Passage
First Reading
Referral
Department Head
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City Manager
Finance Director
City Solicitor
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12-188
May 30, 2012
Assigned to Councilor Sprague
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) ORDER, Bangor Center Development District — Establishment of
Implementation Assessments
BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT
the sum of $54,739 be assessed to fund the operation of the Bangor Center Development
District for the period beginning July 1, 2012 and ending on June 30, 2013; and be it further
ORDERED, THAT said sum be assessed against properties in the Bangor Center Development
District; and be it further
ORDERED, THAT said assessments shall be due and payable to the City of Bangor on or
before September 17, 2012 with interest to accrue at an annual rate of 7% from September 18,
2012 on all of said assessments remaining unpaid after September 18, 2012; and be it further
ORDERED, THAT assessments be hereby committed to the Tax Collector of the City of Bangor
for collection in accordance with the authority established under 30-A M.R.S.A. § 5228; and be
it further
ORDERED, THAT said Tax Collector is hereby authorized and directed to take all necessary
action for the collection of said assessments as may be provided by law.
IN CITY COUNCIL
May 30, 2012
Motion made and seconded for passage
Request for Roll Call
Vote: 7-2
Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci,
Blanchette, Durgin, Gratwick,
Hawes, Sprague, Weston
Councilors Voting No: Gallant, Longo
Passed
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