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 dates for each meeting.

BAR HARBOR:

Agenda for the Parks and Recreation Committee meeting scheduled for November 2, 2026, including roll call, public comments, approval of meeting minutes, agenda adoption, regular business items, and contact information for attendees with disabilities.
Meeting agenda for the Bar Harbor Planning Board, detailing the date, time, and location along with items such as election of officers, public comment period, and regular business including project reviews.
Planning document detailing project locations and applications for subdivision amendments on Eden Farm Road and Russell Farm Road.

CRANBERRY ISLES:

Agenda for the Cranberry Isles School Department School Committee Meeting scheduled for November 6, 2026, including topics such as approval of minutes, public comments, reports, discussion items, and future meeting details.

FRENCHBORO:

Agenda for the Select Board Meeting of the Town of Frenchboro, scheduled for November 2, 2026, at 5:00 PM, detailing approval of previous minutes and discussions on old and new business.

MOUNT DESERT:

Agenda for the Mount Desert Selectboard meeting scheduled for November 2, 2026, detailing location change to the Fire Station conference room and instructions for participating via Zoom.
Treasurer's Warrants for Selectboard Meeting Agenda dated November 2, 2026, detailing various financial approvals including town invoices, payroll, and disbursements.
Agenda for the Town of Mount Desert Sustainability Committee meeting on November 4, 2026, detailing meeting time, location, and agenda items including a discussion on vulnerability assessment and climate action plan.
Agenda for the Mount Desert School Department School Committee Meeting on November 3, 2026, including items such as call to order, approval of minutes, and public comments.

SOUTHWEST HARBOR:

Document outlining the agenda for the Town of Southwest Harbor Land Use Ordinance Advisory Group Meeting scheduled for November 2, 2026, at 5:30 PM.
Agenda for the Harbor Committee meeting in Southwest Harbor on November 2, 2026, listing items such as roll call, approval of minutes, and various reports.

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.

TRENTON:

No meetings.

HANCOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

No meetings.

MDI HIGH SCHOOL AND AOS MEETINGS:

Agenda for the Mount Desert Island Regional School System School Board Workshop on November 5, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., including Call to Order, Strategic Plan Review, and Adjournment.

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