A bond proposal to pay for the $6 million fire station renovation and expansion project could go to voters in November after city councilors discuss it at a meeting Thursday.

A 167-year-old Water Street apartment building deemed historically significant is to be demolished by Penney Memorial Baptist Church; a city official calls it the latest example of the city failing to preserve its architectural past.

An agreement between the state, which owns the site, and the owner of the adjacent Kennebec Arsenal property requires the state to keep the riverbank “in a reasonably neat and clean condition.”

Its hours are limited to when it can be supervised, to prevent littering and limit noise from the site.

The expanded library is scheduled to host an open house Saturday morning and to be open for business on Monday.

The state’s proposal goes to the Augusta Planning Board for a public hearing Tuesday.

After some down years, attendance was up this year at the fair, which featured new events that were popular.

The 20-plus-year-old gazebo, previously at the downtown park, fell apart when repairs were attempted on it by city staff, so it was removed.