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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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It Will Be Up To Mount Desert Voters Whether to Cap Vacation Rentals

The potential ordinance will be on the town’s warrant CARRIE JONES MAR 19, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT—To legislate or not to legislate short term and vacation rentals? Mount Desert voters will be answering that question at their May town meeting. The Mount Desert Selectboard heard an additional hour of public comment about the potential short-term and vacation rental ordinance Monday night and moved for it … Continue reading It Will Be Up To Mount Desert Voters Whether to Cap Vacation Rentals

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Mount Desert Likely Hosts 420 Weekly Rentals

Select Board Will Continue Discussion Next Week CARRIE JONES MAR 12, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT—A public hearing on a potential short-term rental ordinance in Mount Desert, Monday evening, brought in approximately 75 people in person and on Zoom. Representatives from the Town of Bar Harbor and Town of Sorrento were attending. The board did not make a recommendation for the town’s warrant due to conflicts … Continue reading Mount Desert Likely Hosts 420 Weekly Rentals

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Building Between a Ledge and A Wet Place

Potential Housing Amendments Move To Town Council Amid Some Town Hill Residents’ Worries CARRIE JONES JAN 4, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Concerns about water use, sewer capacities, and nitrates as well as the re-purposing of potential employee living quarters in many zoning districts dominated the Planning Board’s public hearing on Wednesday, June 3, about multiple potential land use ordinance amendments that deal with adding specific types … Continue reading Building Between a Ledge and A Wet Place

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