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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

Jan 12, 2026

Graphic featuring text 'ON THE AGENDA' with a subtitle 'This week's town and school meetings with their agendas.' The background is light colored with green speech bubble graphics.

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 schedule of upcoming local government and school meetings featuring days of the week, meeting times, and names of committees and boards. The background includes festive holiday-themed decorations.

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.”

Image of a meeting agenda for the Harbor Committee in Bar Harbor, dated January 12th, 2026, outlining the meeting schedule, items for discussion, and public comment instructions.
Agenda for the Climate Emergency Task Force meeting on January 12, 2026, outlining updates, discussions, and upcoming events.
Agenda for the Town of Bar Harbor Board of Appeals meeting on January 13, 2026, detailing attendance options, meeting topics, and webinar information.
Meeting agenda for the Bar Harbor Conservation Commission, scheduled for Monday, January 12, 2026, at Bar Harbor Town Hall, including details on the welcome, agenda approval, public comment period, regular business, and adjournment.
Notice for a warrant committee meeting regarding town budget orientation. Scheduled for January 12, 2026, at 6:30 PM in Town Council Chambers. Contact information for assistance included.

CRANBERRY ISLES:

No agendas online.

FRENCHBORO:

No agendas online.

MOUNT DESERT:

Agenda for a special meeting of the Town of Mount Desert Selectboard, scheduled for January 12, 2026, detailing the meeting's location, procedures for public comments, new business, and the requirement for participants to authenticate via Zoom.
Agenda for the Harbor Committee meeting in Northeast Harbor, Maine, scheduled for January 13, 2026, including details about the site visit and meeting logistics.
Document detailing a meeting agenda for the Town of Mount Desert's Planning Board, including date, location, and items to be discussed.
Agenda for the Town of Mount Desert Economic Development Committee meeting, scheduled for January 14, 2026, at 4 p.m., detailing topics including updates on skating rink and workforce housing.

SOUTHWEST HARBOR:

A budget agenda for the Select Board meeting of Southwest Harbor, scheduled for January 12, 2026, outlining call to order, roll call, budget review topics, and next meeting details.
Agenda for the Select Board meeting of the Town of Southwest Harbor, scheduled for January 13, 2026, including items for roll call, adoption of agenda, and discussion of a personnel matter.
A budget meeting agenda for the Southwest Harbor Select Board on January 13, 2026, including items like roll call, adoption of agenda, approval of minutes, and budget review.
Agenda for the Select Board Budget Meeting of Southwest Harbor, scheduled for January 14, 2026, listing items such as roll call, adoption of agenda, budget review, and next meeting date.
Agenda for the Select Board Budget Meeting of Southwest Harbor, scheduled for January 15, 2026, including call to order, roll call, adoption of agenda, budget review, next meeting date, and adjournment.

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. No meetings currently posted online.

TREMONT:

Agenda for the Planning Board meeting in Tremont, Maine, scheduled for January 13, 2026, outlining topics such as roll call, adoption of the agenda, and other business.

TRENTON:

Agenda for the Trenton School Department School Committee Meeting on January 13, 2026, including items such as approval of minutes, public comment, principal's report, and future agenda items.

HANCOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

No meetings.

MDI HIGH SCHOOL AND AOS MEETINGS:

Agenda for the Mount Desert Island Regional High School Regular School Board Meeting on January 12, 2026, listing items such as call to order, approval of voucher and minutes, public comment, and future agenda items.
Agenda for the Mount Desert Island Regional School System regular board meeting on January 12, 2026, outlining topics such as approval of minutes, reports, discussion items, and future agenda items.

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