A nearly year-long dispute between Bangor officials and a resident over whether he should be allowed to replace his slate roof could lead the city to change its rules on how historic buildings are maintained.

The Bangor Historic Preservation Commission will hold a special meeting on Oct. 29 to review the city’s guidelines for how historic buildings should be preserved and potentially make recommendations to city councilors, according to Commission Chairperson Edmund Chernesky.

The group plans to “fine tune and clarify the language on process, criteria and the allowances for economic hardship,” said Anne Krieg, Bangor’s economic development director.

That meeting will come a few weeks after the commission voted on Oct. 9 to give resident Steven Farren retroactive permission to keep th

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