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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