Southwest Harbor Planning Board Split Over Its Citizens’ Petition Recommendation

Ordinance Change Would Require Soil Tests Within ½ Mile of Worcester Landfill Carrie Jones Oct 08, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—A split Southwest Harbor Planning Board, Tuesday, could not make a recommendation about a citizens’ petition to change the town’s land use ordinance meant to potentially protect people from possible toxic soil. The board voted … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Planning Board Split Over Its Citizens’ Petition Recommendation

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Bar Harbor Will Vote on Cruise Ship Caps This November

Meanwhile town officials working with cruise ship industry has a different potential plan to decrease visits Bar Harbor voters will decide on November 8 whether or not to cap daily cruise ship disembarkations to 1,000 passengers or less now that the town council moved 6-1 to put the petition on the November town warrant. Jeff Dobbs voted against. Jeff Dobbs said that he was voting … Continue reading Bar Harbor Will Vote on Cruise Ship Caps This November

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Bar Harbor Town Council Waits For Legal Consult Before Deciding to Put the Citizens Initiative on November Warrant

Carrie Jones BAR HARBOR – There has been a pause in the process of potentially putting a citizen petition that would reduce the daily amount of cruise ship passengers entering Bar Harbor on the town’s November 8 warrant. Town Councilors could have put the petition on the warrant at its July 19 meeting, but chose to delay that decision until they consulted with attorneys to … Continue reading Bar Harbor Town Council Waits For Legal Consult Before Deciding to Put the Citizens Initiative on November Warrant

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