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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

Apr 06, 2026

Graphic promoting a Bar Harbor story titled 'On The Agenda', highlighting town and school meetings with their agendas.

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.

Schedule of local government and school meetings for the week, including dates, times, and names of committees and boards.

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 Department School Committee Meeting, including items such as call to order, approval of minutes, reports, discussion items, action items, and future agenda items.
Agenda for the Bar Harbor Town Council Special Meeting on April 7, 2026, including call to order, approval of minutes, and consent agenda for taxi licenses.
Meeting notice for the Bar Harbor Town Council Workshop scheduled for April 7, 2026, detailing the agenda and remote participation options.
Agenda for the Town of Bar Harbor Design Review Board meeting on April 9, 2025, detailing the call to order, agenda adoption, public comment instructions, building permit reminders, regular business topics including a certificate of appropriateness for Mt. Desert Island Hospital, other business items, and board member comments.
Agenda for the Sustainable Tourism Management Task Force Meeting in Bar Harbor, Maine, outlining the schedule and topics for discussion on April 8, 2026.

CRANBERRY ISLES:

Agenda for the Town Manager Transition Committee meeting on April 7th, including details on joining via Zoom, meeting ID, passcode, and topics for discussion.
A meeting notice for the Cranberry Isles Select Board, detailing the date, time, and agenda for the meeting on April 7, 2026. Includes information on joining via Zoom and the meeting's topics.
A document listing agenda items for a meeting, including review/action items, an executive session on personnel matters, and adjournment.

FRENCHBORO:

No posted meetings.

MOUNT DESERT:

Town of Mount Desert Selectboard agenda for a regular meeting on April 6, 2026, including details about participation via Zoom, approval of previous meeting minutes, appointments, consent agenda, reports, unfinished business, and new business items.
Selectboard meeting agenda for April 6, 2026, detailing informational items, public comments, and financial warrants, including treasurer's warrants for town invoices and payroll.
Document outlining the agenda for the Town of Mount Desert Planning Board meeting on April 8, 2026, including meeting details, approval of minutes, and conditional use approval applications.
A notice detailing a conditional use approval application, including owner information, meeting details, purpose, site inspection time, and Zoom meeting access instructions.
Agenda for the Town of Mount Desert Economic Development Committee meeting on April 8, 2026, at 4:00 p.m., including details about updates, new topics, and reminders.

SOUTHWEST HARBOR:

Agenda for the Shellfish Conservation Committee meeting in Southwest Harbor on April 6, 2026, including a review of the annual report, a discussion on a spring project with students, and consideration of committee membership.
Agenda for the Harbor Committee meeting on April 6, 2026, outlining topics such as roll call, remote participation, and various project reviews.
Agenda for the Planning Board Meeting in Southwest Harbor on April 7, 2026, including items such as roll call, agenda adoption, new business regarding a building permit application, and upcoming meeting dates.
Agenda for the Southwest Harbor School Department School Committee Meeting at Pemetic Elementary School on April 9, 2026, including items such as approval of minutes, public comments, reports, and future agenda items.

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.

TREMONT:

Agenda for the Select Board Meeting in Tremont, detailing topics like public hearings, deer management plan, municipal building construction, and regular business items.
Agenda for the Tremont Select Board meeting on April 6, 2026, including items such as the Town Manager's report, suggestions for the next meeting, next meeting date, and adjournment.
Agenda for the Tremont School Committee Meeting detailing topics such as approval of minutes, reports, action items, and future meeting dates.

TRENTON:

Agenda for the Planning Board meeting on April 8, 2026, including items such as call to order, visitors, acceptance of agenda, approval of previous minutes, old and new business discussions, and adjournment.

HANCOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

A notice detailing the agenda for a regular meeting of the Hancock County Commissioners, scheduled for April 7, 2026, at the County Courthouse in Ellsworth, Maine. The agenda includes various items such as public comments, approval of minutes, and discussions on specific projects and agreements.
Document outlining agenda items for a committee meeting on April 7, 2026, including sections on Airport, Emergency Management Agency, Sheriff, Maintenance, Regional Communications Center, and Human Resources.
Minutes from a Hancock County meeting discussing service animal policy, treasurer's financial review, community grant applications, and employee evaluations.

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