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Bangor Fills Nine Homelessness Panel Seats After 50-Plus Apply
Councilors called the monthslong process to create the committee "excruciatingly long," but it will now draft Bangor's homelessness strategy.
Maine Business Wire reported on BangorHousing on October 5, 2026.
October 5, 2026
The appointees include Alton Buzzell of Hollywood Casino, Brittney Dunham of Preble Street, homelessness outreach worker Jason Goodrich, peer support specialist Peter Patrick Kealy, Northern Light Acadia Hospital psychiatrist Anthony Ng, BangorHousing property management director Melissa Rhodes, Bangor Public Library director Ben Treat, community organizer Teal Vasques and Penobscot Community Health Care clinical director Amy West.

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Councilors called the monthslong process to create the committee "excruciatingly long," but it will now draft Bangor's homelessness strategy.