Portland Makes Ordnance to Remove Abandoned Bikes

Should Bangor do the same?

I haven't seen many in the Queen City but apparently Portland has a broken bike problem. City officials passed an ordinance allowing the city to remove abandoned bicycles. Public works hasn't been able to address the growing problem due to a lack of policies or procedures to legally handle the situation.

WGME TV say the ordinance defines an abandoned bicycle as: 'Any bike locked in the same place on public property for one month along with another sign of abandonment, which could be a rusted chain or no tires'

Removed bicycles will be stored for 30 days before its donated to a local nonprofit.