Cruise Ship Recount Effort Looks for 100 Signatures With a Deadline of Today

Cruise Ship Recount Effort Looks for 100 Signatures With a Deadline of Today

Carrie Jones Nov 13, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Kevin DesVeaux, a local restaurant owner, is working to get 100 Bar Harbor registered voters to sign a recount request form today so that he can turn it in by 4 p.m. The recount would be for Question 4, which was narrowly rejected by voters at the November 5 election and town meeting. The form for a recount … Continue reading Cruise Ship Recount Effort Looks for 100 Signatures With a Deadline of Today

Bar Harbor Town Council Will Hold Litigation-Focused Executive Session Thursday

UPDATED: Bar Harbor Town Council Will Hold Litigation-Focused Executive Session Thursday

Reply Briefs in Cruise Ship Federal Appeal Filed Carrie Jones Nov 12, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Town Council announced on Tuesday that it will hold a special meeting on November 14, held in executive session, to discuss pending litigation which may be about cruise ship lawsuits. Pending can mean imminent or not yet decided. In the agenda it was unclear in what context … Continue reading UPDATED: Bar Harbor Town Council Will Hold Litigation-Focused Executive Session Thursday

Bar Harbor’s Cruise Limits Close Vote May Not Settle the Debate

Bar Harbor’s Cruise Limits Close Vote May Not Settle the Debate

Nov 07, 2024 Share by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—For the second time in three years, a majority of voters in Bar Harbor have said they want to bring large cruise ship visits to a permanent halt. But while voters on Tuesday rejected a referendum that would have relaxed the current cruise ship restrictions they first approved in 2022, it’s not clear that this week’s … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Cruise Limits Close Vote May Not Settle the Debate

As Cruise Ship Vote Looms, Many Parties Involved Host Discussions

As Cruise Ship Vote Looms, Many Parties Involved Host Discussions

Carrie Jones and  Shaun Farrar Oct 09, 2024 BAR HARBOR—A duo of informational meetings in Bar Harbor last week had both the Bar Harbor Town Council and Charles Sidman explaining their rationale for support for and against a ballot question about cruise ship disembarkations that will face Bar Harbor voters this November 5. Sidman is the lead petitioner for a citizens’ initiative that successfully limited … Continue reading As Cruise Ship Vote Looms, Many Parties Involved Host Discussions

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Downtown Businesses Surveyed on Cruise Ships

SHAUN FARRAR AUG 11, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR–– Air pollution, water pollution, visual pollution, too many pedestrians clogging the streets and sidewalks of downtown, and greedy, mostly non-resident business owners making too much money that doesn’t benefit anybody but them. These are all some of the complaints regarding Bar Harbor being a regular port for cruise ship stops and the amount of passengers that the … Continue reading Downtown Businesses Surveyed on Cruise Ships

Bar Harbor’s Potential New Cruise Ship Ordinance Debuts Friday

Planning Board Holds Public Hearing Next Wednesday on Chapter 50 CARRIE JONES JUL 31, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Updated rules might be coming to Bar Harbor’s cruise ship disembarkation process, but any changes will be up to the town’s voters. Those potential changes will be out for public and Town Council review on Friday and up for public hearing before the Bar Harbor Planning Board on … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Potential New Cruise Ship Ordinance Debuts Friday

Bar Harbor Town Council Signs Agreement Limiting Cruise Ship Visits

Council also initiates question and answer session at its October 3 meeting BAR HARBOR—During its September 20 meeting, a split Bar Harbor Town Council voted in favor of signing a memorandum of agreement that details the town’s new cruise ship plan. The council voted in the same 5-2 split as it had at an August 16 meeting with Councilors Val Peacock, Matthew Hochman, Erin Cough, … Continue reading Bar Harbor Town Council Signs Agreement Limiting Cruise Ship Visits