Business Development
Major Development Initiatives: Neighborhood Revitalization
A Major goal of Bangor’s Community
Development program is conserving our existing 
housing stock
through code enforcement and rehabilitation assistance and enhancing our neighborhood living conditions through improvements to
public infrastructure including streets, sidewalks, and parks. When necessary, the City is also active in clearing blighting influences including abandoned, derelict, and
substandard buildings which cannot be saved. What follows are some examples of the City's neighborhood improvement efforts.
Randolph Drive Neighborhood.
When they were declared as excess to military needs, the City purchased and rehabilitated 51 vacant single-family homes on Randolph Drive. These homes were then sold with priority given to low and moderate income first-time homebuyers. This area is now a vibrant, onwer-occupied neighborhood that complements the existing neighborhoods on Randolph Drive and March Circle.
Union Place Neighborhood Conservation Project.
The City created the Union Place Neighborhood Conservation Project in response to neighborhood concerns. A comprehensive plan of public improvements, residential rehabilitation, and selective clearance has improved area living conditions and encouraged private investment.
Curve Street
Bordering on downtown, Curve Street was a one block substandard residential area with most structures beyond feasible rehabilitation. Efforts to persuade owners to bring properties up to code proved ineffective, and the City eventually stepped in, acquiring and demolishing many of these properties. The City is encouraging sale and redevelopment to improve neighborhood safety and stability.
Boyd Street
A long-vacant lot originally acquired by the City to clear it of substandard residential housing was sold and privately developed as
affordable family housing. Partial funding of this project was possible through the City's Community Development Block Grant Program.
The City of Bangor is pleased to announce that in cooperation with MSHA
and local participating lenders, a new NEW NEIGHBORS PROGRAM is now in
effect in eligible neighborhoods of Bangor. This program is designed to assist first time home owners in buying a property. For further information on this program, contact our Community Development Division at 992-4240
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