In This Issue: Julz Makes LLC & Belfast Fiberarts host a Grand Opening for their new weaving studio and maker space, Drive Thru BBQ Fundraiser for Waldo County Woodshed, ‘She Kills Monsters’ opens this weekend with Midcoast Theater Company, Belfast Garden Club prepares for the big annual Plant Sale, and much more!
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In This Issue: Belfast Maskers present a groovy version of Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It,’ Quirk Carquest of Belfast holds Grand Opening at new Renys Plaza location, Old School ME holds Mid Coast Maine Cards & Collectibles Show, May Antiques & Collectibles, Coins & Currency Auction with DownEast Auctions, Midcoast Theater Company presents the dramatic comedy ‘She Kills Monsters,’ Belfast Garden Club prepares for their annual Plant Sale, and much more!
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The City of Belfast, ME is currently working with GO Logic, LLC, a Belfast-based business specializing in Passive House architecture and construction, to secure a grant in the amount of $240,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Economic Development Program. This program can award grants of up to $250,000 that can be used by a business for capital and non-capital equipment, job training, and working capital. The business ultimately receiving the benefit of the grant must supply matching funds in at least a 2:1 ratio (for every dollar of grant funds received, the business must provide 50 cents of matching funds) and create one full-time equivalent position per $30,000 of grant funding received, with at least 51% of those new positions being taken by individuals from low- to moderate-income households (those being households making less than 80% of the county median income, scaled by household size, for the previous 12 months).
If awarded, G O Logic plans to use this $240,000 to pay for the majority, if not the entirety, of: 1) two butterfly tables (tables that are used in manufacturing processes to aid in the construction of wall and roof panels); and 2) a specialized forklift (to efficiently and safely transport these fabricated panels around their production area). These equipment acquisitions will contribute to the outfitting of G O Logic’s new combined office and production facility located in the Belfast Airport Business Park on Little River Drive. G O Logic will be required to provide (at least) $120,000 in matching funds and also create eight full-time jobs within 12 months of grant award notification, with at least five of them being taken by individuals from low- to moderate-income households.
The City of Belfast will be holding a public hearing on this grant application on Tuesday, May 18th, 2021, as part of its regularly scheduled City Council meeting, which begins at 6:30pm on that date. Public comments will be solicited at this hearing and will be submitted as part of the application. Comments may be submitted in writing to:
Thomas Kittredge
Economic Development Director for the City of Belfast
Belfast City Hall
131 Church Street
Belfast, Maine, 04915
or via email to economicdevelopment@cityofbelfast.org at any time prior to the public hearing. Questions regarding this grant application can also be directed to Thomas Kittredge via email at economicdevelopment@cityofbelfast.org or via phone at (207) 338-3770, extension 116. More information regarding the grant application can also be found at www.cityofbelfast.org/gologic
In This Issue: Spring Fling Auction at Cornerspring Montessori School, Community Day at Maine Maritime Museum – Bath, ME, Rug Hooking Classes at Belfast Fiberarts, Teen Outdoor Tie-Dye at the Belfast Free Library, Zoom In: Spring Sight with Friends of Sears Island, As You Like It returns with Belfast Maskers, Grand Opening event at Quirk Carquest Auto Parts of Belfast, Spring Fling Golf Tournament with PAWS Animal Adoption Center, Mid Coast Maine Cards & Collectibles Show with Old School ME, May Antiques & Collectibles, Coins & Currency Auction with DownEast Auctions, and much more!
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In This Issue: Let’s start Keeping Belfast Maine Beautiful, Belfast Flying Shoes Social Break, All Ages Art Happening with Waterfall Arts, Knit-a-thon with St Margaret’s Belfast, Restaurant Revitalization Fund Overview with Eastern Maine Development Corporation, Community Day with Maine Maritime Museum – Bath, ME, Rug Hooking Class at Belfast Fiberarts, New StoryWalk with Friends of Sears Island, PAWS Animal Adoption Center‘s Spring Fling Golf Tournament, Kids Unplugged Summer Camp offerings, and much more!
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