Bangor City Council confirms support for new 30-unit supportive housing development

Bangor City Council Approves New Homeless Housing Project, Rejects Tax‑Rebate Request

During a recent meeting, the Bangor City Council voted 7‑2 to green‑light a new development aimed at providing housing for people experiencing homelessness. The same vote also rejected an effort by Bangor Housing to have the council reconsider a tax rebate that would have helped fund the project.

The council’s decision comes after Bangor Housing proposed a tax‑rebate package that would have lowered the municipality’s property‑tax burden on the organization, thereby easing the cost of building and maintaining a new facility for unhoused residents. The rebate proposal was put to the council for reconsideration, but the majority of council members chose to deny the request.

In approving the development, the council affirmed its commitment to addressing the city’s housing crisis, while the rejection of the rebate indicates that the project will proceed under the existing fiscal terms. The new facility is expected to provide shelter and supportive services to the homeless population, though the council did not disclose specific details about the project’s size, design, or timeline.

The council’s vote reflects a split view on how best to finance housing for the unhoused: seven members favored moving forward with construction, while two opposed the rebate and the approach it would have enabled. The decision was reached with a clear majority, and the city will now proceed to the next phases of planning and construction without the additional tax relief that Bangor Housing had hoped for.