A Marina Might Be Coming To Town

Conceptual Plan Heads to Town Council Tonight After Harbor Committee Recommendation CARRIE JONES DEC 19, 2023 BAR HARBOR—A town marina is one step closer to a reality today. “I feel like we’re making headway,” Harbormaster Chris Wharff said during a special Harbor Committee meeting Monday where a quorum of the committee and four members of the public met while much of the county was without … Continue reading A Marina Might Be Coming To Town

Coast Guard Weighs In On CAT Security Zone

Regulations have potential to put hitch in town’s marina plans CARRIE JONES DEC 5, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—Last month, during its meeting to discuss the potential marina on the town-owned site of the CAT ferry on Route 3 (121 Eden Street), members of Bar Harbor’s Harbor Committee learned that there could potentially be issues in the plan. Those issues stemmed from a security zone around … Continue reading Coast Guard Weighs In On CAT Security Zone

Coast Guard’s Security Zone Could Put a Hitch in Bar Harbor’s Marina Plans

CARRIE JONES NOV 19, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Harbor Committee met via Zoom on Monday and discussed whether a security zone around the CAT Ferry is a potential problem for the town’s future marina at the same location. The town has been studying options for a public-use marina at the site for years. Dessa Dancy, acting as a member of the public, spoke during … Continue reading Coast Guard’s Security Zone Could Put a Hitch in Bar Harbor’s Marina Plans

Satellite Parking Not Allowed at Future Marina?

Harbor Committee Discusses Plans at Ferry Site CARRIE JONES BAR HARBOR— The Harbor Committee met with Travis Pryor, a representative of GEI, the consulting firm helping the town with plans for 121 Eden Street in a Zoom meeting on Monday, April 17 to hear a bit about the progress in creating a master plan for the location.   Three members of the 11-member committee attended the meeting, which … Continue reading Satellite Parking Not Allowed at Future Marina?

Harbor Committee Talks About Potential Marina Plans

Lack of quorum prevents any official actions BAR HARBOR—Though its members could not take action or even approve an agenda because of a lack of a quorum on Monday, the Harbor Committee spent some time discussing a winter float down on the town pier as well as the marina project on Route 3 at the site of Bay Ferries and the Cat. This is town-owned … Continue reading Harbor Committee Talks About Potential Marina Plans