HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-10-12 11-308 ORDER COUNCIL ACTION
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Date: October 12, 2011
Item/Subject: Order, Authorizing City Staff to Seek Congressional Support to Re-Designate
Bangor's Harbor as a Federal Anchorage
Responsible Department: Engineering
Commentary:
This Order would direct the City Engineer to initiate the necessary process for the re-designation
a portion of the Penobscot River at the Waterfront.
On October 10, 1990 Council Order 90-335 was approved which authorized the City Manager to
accept a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, designating existing facilities on the
Penobscot River as a Federal Navigation Channel. Since that time, the Army Corp of Engineers
has indicated that the permit is no longer valid, thus we are prohibited from allowing boats to be
moored in the River.
On October 4, 2011, the Infrastructure Committee reviewed and recommended that the City
seek congregational support to allow Bangor's Harbor to be re-designated as a Federal
Anchorage by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, thus allowing moorings in the River.
Arthur B. Morgan
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
Cagbat C0.403
City Manager
Associated Information: Order
Budget Approval:
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Legal Approval:
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(TITLE.) ORDER, Authorizing City Staff to Seek Congressional Support to Re-Designate
Bangor's Harbor as a Federal Anchorage
BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT, the
City Engineer is directed to commence with procedures to re-designate the portion of
Penobscot River designated as the Bangor Harbor from a Federal Navigation Channel to
Federal Anchorage at the Waterfront.
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IN CITY COUNCIL
October 12, 2011
Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
# 11-308
CITY CLERK ORDER
(TITLE,) Authorizing city Staff to Seek Congressional
Support to Re-Designate Bangor's Harbor as a
Federal Anchorage
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