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local dentist asks council to reconsider lodging moratorium
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Dentist Asks Council to Reconsider Lodging Moratorium

Bar Harbor Council & Planning Board Discuss Comprehensive Plan Carrie Jones Oct 06, 2024 BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor Dentist Mathilde Resnick stood before the Town Council on Tuesday night with a plea—to think again about a moratorium on lodgings (transient accommodations) in town. The topic came up after she was approached that day by a bed and breakfast owner about purchasing her property, she said. That … Continue reading Dentist Asks Council to Reconsider Lodging Moratorium

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Bar Harbor's Proposed Comprehensive Plan Tweaked and Unveiled
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Bar Harbor’s Proposed Comprehensive Plan Tweaked and Unveiled

Carrie Jones Sep 22, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—The draft Bar Harbor Comprehensive Plan has been sent to the state for review and to the town’s Comprehensive Planning Committee for review and tweaking. The plan came after a hiatus since March as the plan was shaped into its current form—a 100-plus page document … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Proposed Comprehensive Plan Tweaked and Unveiled

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Talking Through Bar Harbor’s Future

Planning Staff Brings Comprehensive Plan’s Themes to The People CARRIE JONES MAR 30, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Dennis Bracale was worried about making sure each village in Bar Harbor was heard during the process of creating Bar Harbor’s future. The owner of Sweet Peas wondered if there were potential employee housing requirements for smaller employers. Diane Vreeland worried about water in Town Hill and the state’s … Continue reading Talking Through Bar Harbor’s Future

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Zoom, Pizza, and Bar Harbor’s Future:

Bar Harbor Comprehensive Plan looks for a name and more discussion CARRIE JONES MAR 14, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor’s Comprehensive Planning Committee hopes for both a name and more discussion on the document that is meant to guide Bar Harbor’s future. This month. the town’s planning department holds three discussion sessions on March 26 and March 28. One session will be on Zoom. Two … Continue reading Zoom, Pizza, and Bar Harbor’s Future:

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Bar Harbor’s Comprehensive Plan Is Shaping Up

Council sees project timeline, committee works on themes CARRIE JONES JAN 17, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor does not expect to spend any more money on the creation of its next Comprehensive Plan. After being presented with an updated timeline on the work to create a state-approved plan to guide Bar Harbor’s future development and infrastructure, Councilor Kyle Shank (who is a former chair of … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Comprehensive Plan Is Shaping Up

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Bar Harbor Likely Can’t Meet Housing Needs On Its Own

Comprehensive Planning Committee Talks Actions, Climate, and Housing CARRIE JONES DEC 14, 2023 BAR HARBOR—The Comprehensive Planning Committee took a deep dive into housing and climate change as its members worked through an overview of the plan’s proposed draft themes and actions, Wednesday night. The state mandates that municipalities update their comprehensive plans and the plans are meant to guide the town and help officials … Continue reading Bar Harbor Likely Can’t Meet Housing Needs On Its Own

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Where and How Will Bar Harbor Grow?

Comprehensive Plan Committee and Planning Board Meet in First of Three Workshops CARRIE JONES SEP 15, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—Where will Bar Harbor’s growth be? It’s a question that the Comprehensive Plan needs to address. What uses does the town want to promote or not? As Town Planner Michele Gagnon and consulting firm Resilience Planning and Design bring the Comprehensive Plan Committee and town through … Continue reading Where and How Will Bar Harbor Grow?

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Comprehensive Plan Not Expected to Be Done This Year

CARRIE JONES AUG 10, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—The town’s comprehensive plan’s timeline for the next few months was discussed at the Comprehensive Planning Committee meeting on August 9, and it looks as if the plan will not be done in 2023. “Steve (Whitman) and I met with staff and chairs and we developed a timeline for the next few months,” Liz Kelley of Resilience Planning … Continue reading Comprehensive Plan Not Expected to Be Done This Year

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Comprehensive Plan Meets Design Review Board

Workshop begins a series of sessions delving into 2007 plan CARRIE JONES AUG 4, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—The first of many workshops between the planning department staff and Comprehensive Planning Committee took place Thursday afternoon as members of the Design Review Board met with Planning Director Michele Gagnon, Staff Planner Cali Martinez, and Comprehensive Planning Committee Chair Greg Cox in the Council Chambers at the … Continue reading Comprehensive Plan Meets Design Review Board

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Where Will All The Houses Go?

A deep dive into Bar Harbor’s balance between infrastructure expansion and resource protection SHAUN FARRAR JUL 23, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR­­––According to the Bar Harbor Housing Analysis (December 2022), created for the town by RKG Associates, Bar Harbor is estimated to need 616 new dwelling units by 2033. This number is broken down into estimates of 94 new owner-occupied units and 522 new renter occupied … Continue reading Where Will All The Houses Go?

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