local meetings ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week. It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.
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ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.

Carrie Jones

Dec 15, 2025

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Every week we document the Mount Desert Island region’s government and school meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something.

Also, sometimes things on the town and school calendars are cancelled or rescheduled, so make sure to doublecheck before you head over!

This is especially true if no agenda has been posted. Sometimes agendas are posted later in the week and are not available at our Monday press time. And sometimes (because Southwest Harbor’s website has corruption issues) we can’t safely download an agenda.

Again, if there are no agendas posted for an event, please verify with the town that it is occurring. We don’t want you heading over for no reason, but we do want everyone to know that:

  1. They can head over.
  2. What’s going on in their town government or at school board meetings.

All meetings are open to the public. If there is an executive session, that part of the meeting is not open.

When things change and we know (agendas are uploaded, meetings are cancelled), we will do our best to update the article as well.

A calendar displaying local government and school meetings for the week, highlighting meeting times and locations for various boards and committees, with decorative holiday-themed elements.

BAR HARBOR:

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

According to Bar Harbor’s website, “Meetings that are broadcast live can be viewed at home by watching Cable Access Channel 7 or 1303 (Spectrum Cable only) and online at Town Hall Streams.”

Agenda for the Bar Harbor School Committee meeting, scheduled for December 15, 2025, at 4:30 PM in the MDI High School Library, detailing items for approval, public comments, reports, and future agenda items.
Meeting agenda for the Bar Harbor Parks and Recreation Committee, scheduled for December 15, 2025, including topics such as public comments, approval of previous meeting minutes, and regular business items.
Announcement for a Planning Board Workshop in Bar Harbor on December 16, 2025, detailing agenda items and public participation information.
Agenda for the Bar Harbor Town Council meeting scheduled for December 16, 2025, detailing the call to order, meeting rules, approval of minutes, public comment period, reports, updates, licenses, permits, resolves, and orders.
Document outlining the agenda for the Bar Harbor Town Council meeting on December 16, 2025, including items for public hearings, council comments, executive session, and remote participation information.

CRANBERRY ISLES:

Meeting notice for the Cranberry Isles Select Board, detailing agenda items including financial warrants and new business topics.
A meeting agenda for the Planning Board Meeting in Cranberry Isles, scheduled for December 17, 2025, detailing the agenda items, meeting time, and Zoom joining instructions.

FRENCHBORO:

No meetings currently posted online.

MOUNT DESERT:

Agenda for the Town of Mount Desert Selectboard regular meeting on December 15, 2025, detailing the meeting location, executive session, and various agenda items including new business and appointments.
Agenda for the Selectboard meeting on December 15, 2025, outlining new business and public comment sections.
Public meeting agenda for the LUZO Advisory Group & Planning Board, including date, time, location, and topics of discussion.

SOUTHWEST HARBOR:

Planning Board meeting agenda for Southwest Harbor on December 16, 2025, at 6:00 PM. Includes items such as roll call, adoption of the agenda, approval of minutes, and old business discussions.

SWAN’S ISLAND:

The Select Board meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 4 p.m. at the Town Office. 6 p.m. meetings will resume in the spring. There is a school committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 17, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. but no agenda online.

TREMONT:

Agenda for the Select Board Meeting at Tremont Town Office, detailing call to order, roll call, adoption of agenda, approval of minutes, committee appointments, and regular business items.
Agenda for Tremont Select Board meeting on December 15, 2025, detailing discussion topics and executive session notes.

TRENTON:

No meetings listed online.

HANCOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

A document detailing the agenda for the Hancock County Commissioners special meeting on December 16, 2025, including order of business and public participation information.
A document detailing agenda items for a government meeting, including discussions on maintenance, information technology policies, and human resources updates, dated December 16, 2025.
A meeting agenda for the Hancock County Commissioners dated December 16, 2025, outlining topics such as updates on the Jail Fund, executive sessions, and comments from the county administrator.

MDI HIGH SCHOOL AND AOS MEETINGS:

Agenda for the Mount Desert Island Regional School System school board annual meeting, scheduled for December 15, 2025, detailing items to be discussed, including board member attendance, public comments, and budget considerations.

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