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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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BAR HARBOR—Though the headlines and talk in Bar Harbor last week focused primarily on cruise ships limits, the Planning Board dealt with some major projects at its Wednesday meeting including the YWCA MDI’s project to bring homes to Bar Harbor and a Jackson Laboratory expansion that will create more positions.
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Getting Closer to Homes at Hamilton Station and JAX Expansion Will Create 95 Jobs

Bar Harbor Planning Board news CARRIE JONES AUG 11, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Though the headlines and talk in Bar Harbor last week focused primarily on cruise ships limits, the Planning Board dealt with some major projects at its Wednesday meeting including the YWCA MDI’s project to bring homes to Bar Harbor and a Jackson Laboratory expansion that will create more positions. JACKSON LABORATORY The Jackson … Continue reading Getting Closer to Homes at Hamilton Station and JAX Expansion Will Create 95 Jobs

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Court Upholds Town Appeals Board Decision on Short-Term Rental Snafu

SHAUN FARRAR AUG 01, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—In a July 23 ruling, Hancock County Superior Court Justice Harold Stewart II ruled in favor of the defendant Town of Bar Harbor and defendant intervenor, W.A.R.M. Management, LLC (WARM). The ruling upheld the Bar Harbor Appeals Board’s decision, which voted against an appeal to revoke a short-term rental permit issued to WARM by Code Enforcement Officer Angie … Continue reading Court Upholds Town Appeals Board Decision on Short-Term Rental Snafu

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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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Bar Harbor May Need Yet Another Land Use Ordinance

Temporary Camping Vehicles Are Not Currently Addressed in the LUO SHAUN FARRAR JUN 15, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—An RV appeared on a Friday afternoon in May. May 31 to be exact. Sweeping in from far away, big, shiny, and landing in a small clearing like a UFO. It immediately caused a rush of feelings and chatter. But was it doing anything wrong, breaking any rules? … Continue reading Bar Harbor May Need Yet Another Land Use Ordinance

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Peacock Gifted by Councilors and Staff, Split Vote puts Friedmann in Vice Chair Seat

Bar Harbor’s Short-Term Rentals Decrease CARRIE JONES JUN 13, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—In Bar Harbor last night, the Town Council swore in both Joe Minutolo and Gary Friedmann and elected a chair and vice chair. Friedmann is also the Democratic candidate for a house seat. The Council meets with the Planning Board on Thursday night to discuss a potential land use ordinance article dealing with … Continue reading Peacock Gifted by Councilors and Staff, Split Vote puts Friedmann in Vice Chair Seat

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Two Seats, Five Contenders: Bar Harbor Council Candidates Discuss Issues at Town Hill Forum

Election June 11, Town Meeting June 4 CARRIE JONES MAY 30, 2024 Share TOWN HILL—A packed Town Hill Village Hall Wednesday night greeted the six Bar Harbor candidates vying for two Town Council seats in a live forum hosted by the Town Hill Village Improvement Society. The forum was moderated by Faith DeAmbrose of the Mount Desert Islander and Carrie Jones of the Bar Harbor Story. Approximately 60 … Continue reading Two Seats, Five Contenders: Bar Harbor Council Candidates Discuss Issues at Town Hill Forum

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