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UPDATED: 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

Aug 24, 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.

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

BAR HARBOR:

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

UPDATE at 8:52 a.m.: The agenda for Bar Harbor’s Warrant Committee meeting has two separate dates on it. We believe that it’s meant to be MONDAY, August 24. Apologies for the error.

Agenda for Warrant Committee Meeting on August 24, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in Town Council chambers, detailing call to order, approval of prior meeting minutes, public comments, presentations on land use ordinance amendment and school reorganization, announcements, and adjournment.

CRANBERRY ISLES:

Poster for Cranberry Isles Town Governance Listening Sessions on August 27th at Islesford School and Ladies Aid, detailing times and purpose of the events.

FRENCHBORO:

Agenda for the Select Board Meeting of the Town of Frenchboro, Maine, scheduled for August 24, 2026, at 5:00 pm, including items such as approval of minutes, old and new business topics.

MOUNT DESERT:

There are meetings on the calendar, but no agendas posted.

SOUTHWEST HARBOR:

Agenda for the Select Board Meeting of the Town of Southwest Harbor, held on August 25, 2026, detailing items like roll call, liquor license renewal, and discussion of ordinances.
Agenda for the Southwest Harbor Select Board meeting on August 25, 2026, detailing items such as a referendum order, project award recommendations, rental updates, and next meeting information.

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.

Agenda for the Swan's Island School Board meeting on August 25, 2026, outlining items including call to order, board member attendance, approval of minutes, public comment, reports, discussion items, action items, and future agenda.

TREMONT:

There are meetings on the calendar, but no agenda posted.

TRENTON:

No meetings listed online.

HANCOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

No meetings listed online.

MDI HIGH SCHOOL AND AOS MEETINGS:

Revised agenda for the Mount Desert Island Regional High School Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for August 24, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., detailing topics such as attendance, public comments, and discussion items including solar panel installations.

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