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

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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 locations for various committees.

BAR HARBOR:

No meetings.

CRANBERRY ISLES:

Agenda for the Town Manager Transition Committee meeting on October 21st, 4:30 PM, including details on how to join via Zoom, meeting ID, passcode, agenda items, and committee member names.

FRENCHBORO:

Agenda for the Select Board Meeting of the Town of Frenchboro, scheduled for October 26, 2026, at 5:00 PM. Includes items for approval of minutes, new and old business topics.

MOUNT DESERT:

A planning board meeting agenda for the Town of Mount Desert, scheduled for October 28, 2026, highlighting in-person and Zoom attendance details, public hearing specifics, and subdivision and conditional use approval applications.

SOUTHWEST HARBOR:

Agenda for the Sustainability Committee Meeting in Southwest Harbor, Maine, focusing on housing affordability, taking place on October 26, 2026.
Agenda for the Select Board Meeting of the Town of Southwest Harbor scheduled for October 27, 2026, including call to order, roll call, and public hearing sections.
Agenda of the Southwest Harbor Select Board meeting dated October 27, 2026, detailing requests, reports, public comments, suggestions for the next meeting, and adjournment 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 S.A.D. 76 (Swan's Island) Board of Directors meeting at Swan's Island School on October 27, 2026, including items like attendance confirmation, approval of previous meeting minutes, public comments, reports, budget discussions, and future agenda items.

TREMONT:

Planning Board agenda for Tremont, Maine, dated July 28, 2026, detailing meeting schedule, attendance, adoption of the agenda, previous meeting minutes, and other business items.

TRENTON:

A printed agenda for the Board of Selectmen meeting scheduled for October 27th, 2026, at 7:00 PM, detailing topics such as approval of the agenda, minutes from October 13, 2026, and various business items. It includes a Zoom meeting link, Meeting ID, and passcode.

OCTOBER 29, 2026 – Trenton Comprehensive Plan Visioning Session

Trenton is in the process of updating our comprehensive plan, which is the official document that articulates our community’s vision for its future physical, social, and economic character.

WHAT SHOULD TRENTON LOOK LIKE IN 10 YEARS? You Decide.

Trenton residents and community members: your input is needed to create a vision for the updating of Trenton’s Comprehensive Plan. Join your neighbors for a visioning session to help map the future of our town’s housing, roads, conservation, and community spaces.

WHEN: Thursday, October 29, 2026 | 6:00 PM
WHERE: Trenton Elementary School Gym
WHAT: Brief Project Overview & Community Q&A, interactive workstations, and great conversation.
Refreshments will be provided.

HANCOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

None.

MDI HIGH SCHOOL AND AOS MEETINGS:

Agenda for the Mount Desert Island Regional High School Board of Trustees Meeting on October 26, 2026, detailing key items such as call to order, board member attendance, approval of agenda, public comment instructions, and discussion items.

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