A Bangor board that oversees the preservation of historic buildings agreed to approve a local homeowner’s new roof that was installed months ago, putting an end to a lengthy dispute between the resident and city officials.

Steven Farren, who owns a home on Broadway that was built between 1850 and 1864, asked Bangor’s Historic Preservation Commission on Thursday for retroactive approval for his new asphalt roof, which mimics the appearance of slate shingles.

The board unanimously approved the roof, deciding that requiring Farren to replace his roof with new slate would be cost-prohibitive and unreasonably burdensome.

“I’m relieved and glad this is finally over,” said Farren, who is also running for Bangor City Council alongside eight other candidates. “This shed light on something that h

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