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Susan Hawes
Council ChairBangor councilors serve three-year terms with three seats up each November (bangormaine.gov/446/City-Council). Start: oath of office at the Organizational Meeting of November 13, 2024 (minutes AgendaCenter _11132024-238: City Clerk administered oath to newly elected Councilors Beck, Hawes and Mallar; Nov 5, 2024 election results). month-level end: November 2027 per three-year term. Council Chair elected Nov 10, 2025 (minutes); Hawes first elected earlier, current-term start used.
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 9
- Total speaking time
- 1:16
- Avg per meeting
- 0:08
- Segments
- 48
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Top issues during term (3)(Infrastructure)
high↑Oct 2026[20]
Kenduskeag Stream retaining wall failure
$3.87 million, within the anticipated budget.
medium↓May 2026[11]
Airport capital plan and staffing requests
Roughly $464,000 in city spending, with $46,057 reallocated from cancelled projects.
medium↓May 2026[2]
Public Works facility and equipment modernization
Design now, potential $7.5M construction later; ~$1M+ in equipment requests.
Decisions during term (0)
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No decisions found matching Infrastructure.
Voting record (0)(Infrastructure)
No votes found matching Infrastructure.