Cruise Ship Disembarkation Changes Create Staff Questions

Harbormaster’s Memo Explains Some Details That Must Be Resolved BAR HARBOR—Harbormaster Chris Wharff has sent a December 15 memo to Police Chief James Willis detailing the hurdles to actualizing the new cruise ship disembarkation limits in Bar Harbor. Those limits were enacted after the town voted in favor of a citizens petition that limited disembarkations to 1,000 or less a day. If that daily limit … Continue reading Cruise Ship Disembarkation Changes Create Staff Questions

Finding A Way To Make It Work: Town Searches For Ways to Make Cruise Ship Caps Happen and Worries Over Potential Lawsuits

Can Parking Funds Help Make Up for Lost Cruise Ship Revenue? BAR HARBOR—Thanks to a vote this November, changes are coming to the town’s cruise ship scene, but exactly how those changes are going to be enacted are still being determined, according to Town Manager Kevin Sutherland. Sutherland spoke at the Jesup Memorial Library on Wednesday to a group of six citizens, some of whom … Continue reading Finding A Way To Make It Work: Town Searches For Ways to Make Cruise Ship Caps Happen and Worries Over Potential Lawsuits