What: hiring a consultant to lead Bangor's cultural asset and strategic planning work, with the commission's cultural asset subcommittee as the core review group.
Where it stands: As of 2026-10-02 the RFP was expected to be posted within days, with a 30-day response window.
Next: Interviews in November, selection by early December and a project start around January; the commission is to review a stakeholder-group recommendation at its next meeting.
Details
Finance staffing shortages delayed the posting. Until the consultant is hired, the subcommittee has little to do.
Local stakeholders would join an ad hoc strategic plan group to review the consultant's drafts, not the hiring. The city would do the outreach.
Farmers market feedback gathered by the commission pointed to demand for a small or mid-sized concert venue and a return of a scaled-down folk festival.
The RFP was expected to be posted as soon as possible, with a deadline likely in early November, selection by early December and a January start. Members agreed to pull together a recommendation on the stakeholder group for the next meeting.