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

Sep 14, 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 topics for each meeting.

BAR HARBOR:

Agenda for the Climate Emergency Task Force meeting on September 14, 2026, detailing meeting logistics, updates on waste management and pollinator corridors, administrative items including member recruitment, and planning for future meetings.
Agenda for the Bar Harbor Planning Board meeting on September 16, 2026, detailing items including public comment period, approval of minutes, and regular business involving a compliance review for a campground WiFi project.
Bar Harbor Conservation Commission meeting agenda detailing the schedule for September 14, 2026, including topics like public comments, approval of minutes, and future directions.
Agenda for Bar Harbor School Department School Committee Meeting scheduled for 15 September 2026 at Emerson Library, including items such as approval of minutes, public comment, reports, discussion items, and future agenda items.
Agenda for the Bar Harbor Town Council meeting on September 15, 2026, outlining topics such as public comment, reports, updates, and committee appointments.
Agenda for a Bar Harbor Town Council meeting held on September 15, 2026, detailing treasurer's warrants, ordinances, council comments, executive session on Atlantic Fleet Services, and adjournment notice.
Agenda for the Bar Harbor Town Council Special Meeting on September 16, 2026, including call to order, executive session regarding cruise ships, and adjournment notice.

CRANBERRY ISLES:

No meetings on calendar.

FRENCHBORO:

No meetings on calendar.

MOUNT DESERT:

No meetings on calendar.

SOUTHWEST HARBOR:

No meetings on calendar.

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:

Planning board agenda for Tremont, Maine, dated September 15, 2026, outlining meeting details, roll call, agenda adoption, minutes, and public hearings.
Agenda for the Sustainability Committee Meeting at Bass Harbor Memorial Library on June 18, 2026.

TRENTON:

None.

HANCOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

Commissioners Special Meeting Agenda for Hancock County, scheduled for September 15, 2026, outlining the meeting details, order of business, and topics including public comments, airport agreements, and jail personnel requests.
Document outlining various administrative requests and discussions from a meeting held on September 15, 2026, including personnel changes, maintenance updates, and budget considerations.
Agenda document for a meeting on September 15, 2026, including discussion points for executive sessions related to contract negotiations and personnel matters.

MDI HIGH SCHOOL AND AOS MEETINGS:

Agenda for the regular school board meeting at Mount Desert Island Regional High School on September 14, 2026, including call to order, approval items, public comment, reports, discussion, action items, and future agenda items.
Agenda for the Mount Desert Island Regional School System Regular Board Meeting on September 14, 2026, including topics like attendance, public comments, and policy updates.

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK COMMISSION

 The Acadia National Park Advisory Commission will meet on Monday, September 14, at 1 pm at the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel & Event Center (119 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, Maine).

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