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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 20, 2026

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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.

Weekly schedule of local government and school meetings, including times and committee names for Monday to Wednesday, with empty slots for Thursday and Friday.

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 Town Council meeting on April 21, 2026, detailing call to order, reading of meeting rules, approval of minutes, public comment period, reports and updates, licenses and permits, and consent agenda items.
Agenda for Bar Harbor Town Council meeting on April 21, 2026, detailing resolves, orders, and other procedural items.
Announcement for a Planning Board Workshop in Bar Harbor on April 22, 2026, including the agenda and contact information.

CRANBERRY ISLES:

Agenda for the Town Manager Transition Committee meeting, including details such as date, time, Zoom meeting link, meeting ID, and passcode. It outlines agenda items like call to order, approval of minutes, follow-up on action items, and committee members.

FRENCHBORO:

Agenda for the Town of Frenchboro Select Board Meeting on April 20, 2026, including details on approval of minutes, setting the next meeting, reports, and old and new business items.

MOUNT DESERT:

Document detailing a public meeting for the LUZO Advisory Group and Planning Board for the Town of Mount Desert, scheduled for April 21, 2026, outlining the agenda and Zoom participation information.

SOUTHWEST HARBOR:

Agenda for the Harbor Committee meeting of Southwest Harbor, scheduled for April 21, 2026, focusing on parking at Town Harbor facilities.

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:

No meetings listed.

TRENTON:

No meetings listed.

HANCOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

Agenda for the Hancock County Commissioners Special Meeting on April 22, 2026, detailing order of business including call to order, public comments, and various approvals.
Page with administrative requests and updates related to animal control, jail personnel changes, maintenance staff resignations, district attorney equipment purchase, and human resources policies.
A page from a meeting agenda detailing the Commissioners' topics, including tax abatement hearings, appointments for state claims commission, community benefits grants, and comments from the County Administrator.

MDI HIGH SCHOOL AND AOS MEETINGS:

None.

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