Comprehensive Plan Committee Members Dig In Deeply Into Town’s Vision with What Might Be Missing and What Could Be Tweaked CARRIE JONES JUL 13, 2023 BAR HARBOR—The Comprehensive Planning Committee met June 12 to discuss the feedback from the May visioning workshops, elect new officers, and also to discuss draft elements of the plan itself. “The success ladder is broken in town,” Comprehensive Planning Committee … Continue reading Where Are the Kids?
Comprehensive Plan Workshops Move Through Differences to Create Vision CARRIE JONES AND SHAUN FARRAR MAY 24, 2023 BAR HARBOR—A bustling Atlantic Avenue Brewery paid host to a comprehensive planning visioning session Tuesday night that attracted at least 50 people. It was the second in a series of four workshops that intended to help the town’s Comprehensive Planning Committee involve the public in the vision statement of … Continue reading Different Meetings, Different Perspectives
Comp Plan Sessions: What Is Your Vision For Bar Harbor? CARRIE JONES MAY 11, 2023 BAR HARBOR—The case against the town’s new cruise ship limits is currently scheduled for July with the final video pre-trial conference scheduled for 9 a.m. on June 7. Magistrate Judge Karen Frink Wolf is scheduled to preside. The case Associate P (APPLL) vs Bar Harbor is on the July 2023 … Continue reading CRUISE SHIP TRIAL CURRENTLY SET FOR JULY
Comprehensive Planning Committee Sets May Workshop For Public Input CARRIE JONES BAR HARBOR—The town’s Comprehensive Planning Committee met Thursday night to work through a draft map on land uses as well as a visioning statement, intending to get feedback on a set of workshops with the public in May. The Thursday night meeting was in person, on Zoom, and streamed and featured input by Resilience … Continue reading What Will Bar Harbor’s Future Be and Who Will Make Sure It Happens?
Council approves $50k now with eye toward adding $50k more in next budget BAR HARBOR—Citing Bar Harbor’s unique structure and the desire to keep up the forward momentum, the Town Planner Michele Gagnon made an eloquent case for the extension of the contract between Resilience Planning & Design and the town for work on the town’s comprehensive plan. “We believe that we need more time … Continue reading Comprehensive Plan Committee Receives More Funds To Continue Work
Comprehensive Plan Committee Holds Two Open Houses BAR HARBOR—It’s not always the most buzz-worthy of news topic especially when competing with more potential cruise ship visit limits or retail marijuana, but Bar Harbor’s 2035 Comprehensive Plan is an important piece in determining how and why Bar Harbor grows (or doesn’t) in the future. According to the town’s website, “The purpose of the new Bar Harbor … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Future Discussed
Even back in the 1800s Bar Harbor properties cost a lot. BAR HARBOR—As a parking lot and older houses were demolished on upper Cottage Street this past week, many people in the comments section of a Facebook post about the project (a 45-room, 29,929-square-foot bed and breakfast with some underground parking) bemoaned the loss of the old Bar Harbor and how money and greed were … Continue reading Comprehensive Planning Committee Gears Up & Solicits Community Input
