BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting this evening, April 20, at 7 p.m.

Meetings begin with a roll call of Belfast Mayor Eric Sanders, and City Councilors Mary Mortier, Neal Harkness, Michael Hurley, Brenda Bonneville, Paul Dean, in addition to City Manager Erin Herbig, and Administrative Assistance Manda Cushing. 

Topics of discussion for the meeting include multiple requests for approval submitted by various local businesses, in addition to a request for a parade permit from VFW Post 3108 for its Memorial Day Parade, scheduled to take place May 31. 

The Belfast Parks and Recreation Department will also make several requests of the Council, including using Capital Project and Capital Reserve funding to resurface the Belfast Park pool, which typically opens in June. 

The Parks and Rec Department and the Belfast Chamber of Commerce will also make a facility use request for Steamboat Landing for the 2021 Arts in the Park event, which would take place June 26-27. 

Other business to be addressed at the meeting include a presentation on the Dangerous Buildings Statute regarding what was once the Bradbury Manor, located at 74 Main Street. This presentation will be followed by a discussion about possible actions to be taken to rectify the situation. 

Belfast’s airport manager will also request that the Council authorize the submission of a grant application to the Federal Aviation Administration. 

Belfast City Council meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Meetings are conducted online using Zoom and can be streamed on the City of Belfast website. They also air live on BEL TV and on Belfast Community Radio at WBFY 100.9. 

Erica Thoms can be reached at news@penbaypilot.com