Appeals Board Finds It Has No Jurisdiction Over Charles Sidman’s Appeal

Appeal focused on Town Council’s March 6 public statement about cruise ships CARRIE JONES MAY 15, 2024 BAR HARBOR—Tuesday evening, the Bar Harbor Appeals Board unanimously decided that it did not have jurisdiction over Charles Sidman’s appeal of a March 6 press release from the Town Council about cruise ship rule-making. Board Chair Ellen Dohmen said she was disheartened and frustrated and disquieted about the … Continue reading Appeals Board Finds It Has No Jurisdiction Over Charles Sidman’s Appeal

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Cruise Ship Ordinance Not Moved to Public Hearing

Bar Harbor Businesses File Motion for Preliminary Injunction CARRIE JONES MAY 09, 2024 BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor’s cruise ship saga continues this week with the latest installment occurring at the end of an almost-five hour Town Council meeting, May 7, as the councilors tried to move forward despite multiple lawsuits and a complicated ordinance. Also on May 9, APPLL released a press statement about the motion … Continue reading Cruise Ship Ordinance Not Moved to Public Hearing

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APPLL and Pilots Association Ask Appeals Court to Stop Enforcement of New Cruise Ship Limits Pending Appeal

CARRIE JONES MAY 04, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The Association to Preserve and Protect Local Livelihoods (APPLL) and Penobscot Bay and River Pilots Association have asked the United States Court of Appeals to stop Bar Harbor from enforcing the new cruise rules that limit disembarkations pending appeals. APPLL and the pilots association has appealed a March 1 federal court decision. In that decision, a federal judge found in favor of … Continue reading APPLL and Pilots Association Ask Appeals Court to Stop Enforcement of New Cruise Ship Limits Pending Appeal

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Bar Harbor Cancels Most Cruise Ships in 2025

The 2024 season will occur without disembarkation limits for ships that reserved prior to 2022 vote Share BAR HARBOR—In less than 10 minutes and in a special meeting publicized just a day before, the Town Council read a statement summarizing Bar Harbor’s next steps now that it’s won a federal lawsuit upholding the voters’ decision to limit cruise ship disembarkations to 1,000 a day or … Continue reading Bar Harbor Cancels Most Cruise Ships in 2025

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Hadley Point Ramp Damaged, Ells Pier Might Be OK

Harbor Committee advised not to discuss how cruise ship fees should be used CARRIE JONES FEB 13, 2024 Share HARBOR COMMITTEE—During their Monday meeting, Bar Harbor Harbor Committee members received some good news, some bad news, and potentially interesting news from Harbormaster and Bar Harbor Police Captain Christopher Wharff. The good news: the town’s pier’s external structure seems OK despite what member Jon Carter called a … Continue reading Hadley Point Ramp Damaged, Ells Pier Might Be OK

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Jesup Asks Town to Close Portion of School Street For Construction

From Mount Desert Street to Newton Way will be closed “upwards” of 18 months if approved; Other Town Council Agenda Items SHAUN FARRAR NOV 19, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR––The uppermost portion of School Street could be closed down to traffic for 18 months because of the Jesup Memorial Library expansion project. The concept planning for the library’s 11,400 square foot addition began in 2017 and … Continue reading Jesup Asks Town to Close Portion of School Street For Construction

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Town Council Authorizes Town Attorney To Mediate Cruise Ship Lawsuit Injunction

Councilor Asks For People To Send Opinions Not Insults BAR HARBOR—The Town of Bar Harbor is looking to mediate an injunction in a lawsuit against the town’s new cruise ship caps. The injunction would pause the new rules. After an executive session during its regular Town Council meeting Tuesday night, the Bar Harbor Town Council has released a statement via the town’s Communications Coordinator Maya … Continue reading Town Council Authorizes Town Attorney To Mediate Cruise Ship Lawsuit Injunction

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Town’s Cruise Ship Management Plan Floats Forward Past Split Council

Plan creates caps on cruise ships BAR HARBOR—A split council supported the town’s working group’s cruise management plan at the Bar Harbor Town Council’s August 16 meeting, voting 5-2 in favor, with Councilors Val Peacock, Matthew Hochman, Erin Cough, Jeff Dobbs, and Jill Goldthwait voting in favor and Joe Minutolo and Gary Friedmann voting against. That vote was mirrored when it came to instructing the … Continue reading Town’s Cruise Ship Management Plan Floats Forward Past Split Council

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