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Mount Desert's "Hornet's Nest" Continues Town Manager to Meet with Mount Desert 365 Board to talk about Heel Way project and priorities
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Mount Desert’s “Hornet’s Nest” Continues

Town Manager to Meet with Mount Desert 365 Board to talk about Heel Way project and priorities Carrie Jones Sep 17, 2024 MOUNT DESERT—A Maine Monitor article about a proposed subdivision on Heel Way sparked concern for the Mount Desert Select Board on Monday worried about potential compromises to the project’s design and potential de-prioritization. The subdivision creates six homes on one lot in Northeast Harbor. It passed … Continue reading Mount Desert’s “Hornet’s Nest” Continues

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The Hornet's Nest How 7 wealthy summer residents halted a workforce housing project on MDI
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The Hornet’s Nest

How 7 wealthy summer residents halted a workforce housing project on MDI Sep 16, 2024 Share This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from the Monitor, sign up for a free Monitor newsletter here. by Josh Keefe, The Maine Monitor NORTHEAST HARBOR—There’s a parcel of land in Northeast Harbor on the corner of Neighborhood and Manchester … Continue reading The Hornet’s Nest

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Long-Term Rental Registration Task Force Will Recommend Inspections

Recommendations to Council Will Likely Happen in the Fall SHAUN FARRAR JUL 29, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The Long-Term Rental Registration Task Force (LTRRTF) met July 25, for what was likely its last meeting, to fine tune the recommendations that it will make to the Town Council. Those recommendations will probably not be made until the fall according to Code Enforcement Officer Angie Chamberlain. According to … Continue reading Long-Term Rental Registration Task Force Will Recommend Inspections

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ON SITE WORK BEGINS AT YWCA HOUSING PROJECT IN BAR HARBOR

Hamilton Station Project Should Be Presented to Planning Board this Summer CARRIE JONES JUN 21, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The first of two houses at the former Hamilton Station property has been demolished with the second scheduled to come down shortly. The demolition is part of the early plan to prepare the site for the eventual year-round rental housing project in the works by the YW MDI. … Continue reading ON SITE WORK BEGINS AT YWCA HOUSING PROJECT IN BAR HARBOR

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Most Expensive Homes For Sale on Mount Desert Island

And the least expensive ones, too CARRIE JONES MAY 31, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—A recent article by Bangor Daily News’ Leela Stockley lists the six most expensive properties in Maine. Only two weren’t on Mount Desert Island. Only one wasn’t in Hancock County, and that one, an $8,850,000 16-room home in Kennebunkport, came in at number six. Articles in papers often list the most expensive … Continue reading Most Expensive Homes For Sale on Mount Desert Island

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Creativity Needed to Help Make Housing More Affordable

Bar Harbor Council Approves Spending $24k on Wetlands Study for Park Parcel SHAUN FARRAR APR 17, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—More affordable housing? Thriving year-round economies? More kids in local schools? These are some of the goals and potential benefits of the growing effort to combat the lack of affordable housing and to bolster year-round populations on Mount Desert Island. At its April 16 meeting, … Continue reading Creativity Needed to Help Make Housing More Affordable

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Brigadoon Subdivision Moves Forward

Five home lots will go off the Crooked Road CARRIE JONES APR 09, 2024 Share TOWN HILL—A five-lot subdivision in Town Hill has been found complete after multiple meetings and tweaks to the subdivision on land off the Crooked Road. Christopher Bettencourt and Denise Carey Bettencourt own the land. Some of the lots can’t be offered for sale until the road into the site is … Continue reading Brigadoon Subdivision Moves Forward

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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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With Six Abstentions Potential Short-Term Rental Ordinance Recommended by Warrant Committee

Most Warrant Articles Recommended Without Discussion SHAUN FARRAR MAR 21, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT—Fifteen members of Mount Desert’s twenty-member Warrant Committee finalized the committee’s voting process to recommend, or not, the town’s warrant articles, which will be approved, or not approved, by town voters in early May. The committee approved the warrant articles out of order because there were speakers present to answer potential questions … Continue reading With Six Abstentions Potential Short-Term Rental Ordinance Recommended by Warrant Committee

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