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  2. City Government

    1. Ambulance / Fire
      1. Wood Stove Safety
      2. Disaster Preparedness Guide (PDF)
      3. Fire Permits
      4. Job Openings
    2. Animal Control
    3. Assessor
      1. Aerial Maps & Property Data
      2. Address Change Form (PDF)
      3. Commitment Books
      4. Application Forms
      5. Maps
      6. Tax Valuations & Rates
      7. Proration Guide for Buyers & Sellers
      8. Personal Property
      9. Tax Acquired Property Information
      10. Assessing Account Data
      11. Maine Property Tax Stabilization Program
      12. City of Belfast Important Property Tax Information
    4. BEL TV
      1. Online Videos
      2. Watch BEL TV Live
    5. Belfast Municipal Airport
    6. Boards & Committees
      1. Airport Advisory Committee
      2. Board of Assessment Review
      3. Broadband Committee
      4. Cemetery Trustees Committee
      5. City Council Meetings
      6. Climate Change Committee
      7. Comprehensive Planning Committee
        1. Comprehensive Plan Update 2021 (Adopted)
        2. Drafted Inventory Chapters
        3. Community Survey Report
        4. Stakeholder Outreach Report
      8. Energy Committee
      9. Harbor Advisory Committee
      10. In-Town Design Review Committee
      11. Library Board of Trustees
      12. Parks & Recreation Commission
      13. Pedestrian, Biking & Hiking Committee
      14. Planning Board Committee
      15. Water district Trustees
      16. Zoning Board of Appeals
      17. Rail Trail Committee
    7. Cemetery
      1. Grove Cemetery Chapel (PDF)
      2. Cemetery Records
      3. History of Grove Cemetery
    8. City Clerk
      1. City Code
      2. Good Cause Returnable Program
      3. Licenses
        1. Dog Licenses
        2. Lunch Wagon License (PDF)
        3. Marriage Licenses
        4. Bed & Breakfast
      4. Requesting Records & Information
        1. Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
      5. Voting Information
        1. Voting Locations
        2. November 8, 2022 State General Election & Municipal Election
        3. June 14, 2022 Primary & Referendum Election
        4. November 2, 2021 Election
        5. June 8, 2021 RSU 71 School Budget Referendum
        6. November 3, 2020 Presidential Election
        7. August 18, 2020 Special RSU #71 Budget Referendum Election
        8. July 14, 2020 Primary/Special Referendum Election
        9. June 11, 2019 School Budget Referendum
        10. November 6, 2018 Election
        11. June 12, 2018 Election
        12. November 7, 2017 Election
        13. June 13, 2017 Election
        14. Presidential&Local Election November 8, 2016
        15. November 5, 2019 Election
        16. March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election
        17. Caucus Info
    9. City Manager
      1. Manager Reports
      2. Annual Reports
      3. Polystyrene Foam Ordinance ED 5-4-18 (PDF)
      4. Single-Use Bags Ordinance ED 5-4-18 (PDF)
      5. Nordic Aquafarms
      6. City of Belfast Personnel Policy for Employees
      7. City of Belfast Important Property Tax Information
    10. Economic Development
      1. Belfast Yards Potential Redevelopment Materials
      2. Environmental Remediation of 115 Congress Street
      3. Financial Incentives
        1. Agricultural Businesses
        2. Assessment & Cleanup of Contaminated Sites
        3. Businesses Developing New Technologies
        4. COVID-19 Economic Impact-Related
        5. Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
        6. Loans & Grants
        7. Tax Incentives
        8. Workforce Development
      4. Investment Opportunities
      5. Nordic Aquafarms
      6. Plans & Studies
        1. Brownfields Revitalization Study
        2. Community Revitalization Plan
      7. Sites & Infrastructure
        1. Belfast Airport Business Park
        2. Broadband Internet
        3. Buildings & Land
        4. Transportation
        5. Workforce
      8. Technical Assistance
      9. Useful Links
      10. Invest in Belfast
      11. Wight and Congress Streets Improvement Project
    11. City Ordinances
    12. Facilities
      1. Airport
      2. Boat House
      3. Parks & Facilities
    13. Finance / Treasurer
      1. Fiscal Year Financial Audit Reports
      2. City Budget
      3. Taxes
      4. Important Belfast Property Tax Information
      5. Employee Resources
    14. General Assistance
      1. General Assistance Public Notice
      2. Program Requirements
      3. GA issues raised by the State 2016
      4. Waldo County Food Pantries & Food Access Programs
      5. Resources and Applications
    15. Harbor
      1. Boater Information
        1. Mooring Permit Information
        2. Belfast City Landing Services & Operation
        3. Navigation Information
        4. Useful Links
      2. Inner Harbor Improvement Project Plan
      3. Outer and Coastal Harbor Plan
      4. Notice:Coast Guard Proposed Special Anchorage
      5. Belfast Harbor Small Boat Survey
    16. FAQs
    17. Library
    18. Mayor & City Council
      1. Agendas & Minutes
      2. City Council Meetings
      3. Proclamations
    19. Planning & Codes
      1. June 1, 2023 70-72 Main St Appeal
      2. Little River Drive Subdivision
      3. Congress Street Housing Project
      4. Proposed Convenient MD on Belmont Avenue
      5. March 7, 2023 Public Hearing
      6. February 7, 2023 - Second Reading Ordinance Amendments
      7. January 17, 2023 City Council - First Reading - City Code Of Ordinances Amendments
      8. Belfast Co-Op - Site Plan Amendment - September 28, 2022
      9. September 14, 2022 Planning Board Meeting Ordinance Review
      10. 21 Schoodic Drive - PCHC Site Plan Amendment
      11. Belfast Water District 41 Wight Street Site Plan Amendment
      12. City of Belfast Curbside Program
      13. 135 Waldo Ave. KSW Site Plan Amendment
      14. Outside Rural Zoning Ordinance Amendments - Adopted April 5, 2022
      15. Planning Board March 23, 2022 Near Bypass and East Side
      16. Code and Permitting Ordinance Amendments
      17. 126 Church Street - Former Embee Cleaners Building Development 
      18. Adult Use Marijuana
      19. Multi Family Housing - Ordinance Updates 2021
      20. Zoning Board of Appeals - Nordic Application
        1. Zoning Board - Findings & Decisions on Appeals
        2. Agendas - Zoning Board Meetings
        3. Minutes - Zoning Board Meetings
        4. Procedural Orders Adopted by Board
        5. Upstream Watch - Letters & Briefs
        6. Nordic Aquafarms - Letters & Briefs
        7. City of Belfast - Letters & Briefs
        8. Miscellaneous Information Provided to Board
        9. Upstream Watch Superior Court Appeal
      21. Nordic Aquafarms Permit Applications
      22. Nordic Aquafarms Permit - Final Site Plan
      23. Solar Ordinance
      24. Route 3 Solar - Map 2 Lots 33-B and 35 - 12/8/2021 PB Meeting
      25. Back Searsport - Shining Solar
      26. Permit Forms and Documents
      27. Code Concerns
        1. Permit Forms and Documents
        2. State Mandate Radon Testing for Multi-Family
      28. City Maps
        1. New Flood Maps Effective July 6, 2015
        2. Aerial Maps & Property Data
      29. Comprehensive Plan Update 2021
        1. 2012 Comprehensive Plan
        2. 2009 - Adopted Land Use Plan
      30. Rental Housing Hearings - September 5, 2017
      31. Archive
        1. Jan 15, 2019 - Ord. Amend. (including Peirce)
        2. Groundwater Permit Amendments, Feb/March 2019
        3. December 13, 2018 - Planning Board Hearings
        4. September 19, 2018 Housing Hearing
        5. Council Hearings - NORDIC - 10/9/2018
        6. Council Hearings - NORDIC - 9/25 + 10/9/2018
        7. Rangeway Public Hearing Notice & Documents
        8. Design Review Ord. Amend. - March 6, 2018
        9. Sept.17 Hearing- Zoning Ordinance Amendments
        10. August 15, 2018 Public Hearing
        11. Harbor Walk Plans
        12. Front Setback Ordinance Amendment
        13. June 10, 2020 Planning Board Meeting
        14. Comprehensive Plan Update Message
        15. Rivers Edge Subdivision - Waterville Rd.
    20. Parks & Recreation
      1. Activities
      2. Donations
        1. Belfast Bridge Builders
      3. Parks & Facilities
      4. Public Ways
      5. Notice and Map regarding Browntail Moths
    21. Police
      1. Animal Control
      2. Crime Stopper
      3. wTip
      4. Winter Parking Ban: November 1 to April 30
      5. Registered Sex Offenders
      6. Special Services
      7. Staff
      8. Useful Links
      9. Client Wandering Database
      10. Upcoming Trainings
    22. Public Works
      1. Mailbox Guidelines
      2. Garbage & Recycling
        1. Hazardous Waste Disposal
        2. Rates
        3. Recyclable Items
        4. Trash Collection
      3. Stormwater
      4. Street Maintenance
      5. Proposals for Solar Farm at new DPW Facility
      6. Notice and Map regarding Browntail Moths
    23. Tax Collector
      1. Commitment Books
      2. FAQs
      3. Payments / Registration
        1. Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Registration
        2. Motor Vehicle Registration
        3. Sewer Billing & Payments
        4. Tax Billing & Payments
      4. Tax-Acquired Property Information
      5. Tax Maps
      6. Tax Rates
    24. Transfer Station
      1. Recycling
    25. Wastewater Treatment
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  3. Our Community

    1. Attractions
    2. Belfast Poet Laureate
    3. Belfast Water Supply
    4. Waldo County
      1. Waldo County General Hospital
      2. Waldo County Website
    5. Studies and Statistics
    6. Employment Opportunities
    7. Events
    8. History of Belfast
    9. News
      1. Village Soup
      2. Bangor Daily News
      3. Penobscot Bay Pilot
      4. Local News
    10. Parks & Facilities
    11. Photo Gallery
    12. Schools
      1. Regional School Unit 71
      2. Local School Listing
    13. Voting Information
    14. Weather
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  4. Doing Business

    1. Available Properties
    2. Bid Opportunities
    3. Business Licenses
    4. Economic Development
    5. Investment Opportunities
    6. Local Resources
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  5. Just Visiting

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    4. History of Belfast
    5. News
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  6. How Do I

    1. Apply for a Business License
    2. Apply for a Job
    3. Contact Department Staff
    4. Find Agendas
    5. Find Businesses
    6. Find City Road Closures
    7. Pay Taxes
    8. Read City News
    9. Register a Vehicle
    10. Register to Vote
    11. Report a Problem
    12. View City Events
    13. Visit City Attractions
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  7. Community Links

    1. Job Opportunities
    2. Council Minutes & Agendas
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