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Date: August 11, 2008
Item/$abject: Order, Placing an Ordinance Elrtitled "Amending Crapter 291 of the Code of
Ordinances by Deleting Section 28 A — All Left Tums Prohibite4 from State
Street to Howard Street and Howard Street m State Street" on the November
4, 2008 Municipal Ballot.
Responsible Department: Legal
This Order will place the question of whether to repeal Coumil Ordinance 07-107, prohibitlan of
left turns from State Street to Howard Street and from Howard Street to State Street, on the
ballot on November 4, 2008 as the result of a successful atizen's referendum conducted in
accordance wah Chapter 18 of the Code of the City of Bangor.
Deparhnent Head
Manager's Comments: ,,nnee
I 1pv1
l City Manager
Associated Information:
Finance Director
Legal Approval:
City Sallawr
Passage
_ First Reading
Referral
AmmM: ll, 2000
-n AssiwWw Councilor Yheele: JS 271
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) ORDER Placing an Ordinance Entitled "Amending Chapter 291 of the Code of
Ordinances by LN.detmg Section 28 A —All Left Tums Prohibited from State
Street to Howard Street and Howard Sheet to State Street" on the
November 4, 2008 Municipal Ballot.
WHEREAS, the Bangor Oty Council passed Counil Ordinance 07-105 to prohibit left turns from
State Street W Howard Street and from Howard Street to State Street; and
WHEREAS, a group of Bangor cit¢ens formed a Petitioner's Committee and secured signatures
of at least 2,274 registered Bangor voters as required by the City's
Initiative(Referendum Ordinance for the purpose of sending the question of
whether to delete the prohibition of left turns from State Street to Howard Street
and Howard Street to State Street to the voters;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED BY THE CRY COUNCIL OF THE CRY OF BANGOR THAT:
The attached Ordinance entitled "Amending Chapter 291 of the Code of Ordinances by Deleting
Section 28 A— Ali Left Tums Prohibi[etl from State Street m Howard Street and Howard Street
W State Street", be placed on the November 4, 2008 Municipal Ballot
16 cl'R COUNcn
August 11, 2008
Motion Made and Seconded
for Passage
Motion Made and Seconded to Open
the Public Hearing
Poblfc Hearing Opened
Mt. Paol Sveadsou of HoveN
Street spoke in oppositfoa
Mr. Jmea antler of state Street "
gathered the 2.600 +
Signatures and said tbat signatures
Speak for theuselves
Motion Made andSecondedto
false the Public Hearing
Poblic Hearing Ciased
Pas"d
`VLNYY'(Nla r
i
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ORDER
R1n gJ atied
"Amending Chapter 291 of the code of
OrAid+n a ky neiwtive Section 25 A -
PrnfiihieeA frrmi R Street
to Honard Sitter anal Mward Street to State, Street"
an the November b, 8 Muaicpal Boller
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