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Planning Board Presses Forward with Lodging Moratorium Review, Cottage Street Gas Station Proposal Will Return Also begins review of potential land use amendments for Nov. election
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Planning Board Presses Forward with Lodging Moratorium Review, Cottage Street Gas Station Proposal Will Return

Also begins review of potential land use amendments for Nov. election Carrie Jones May 16, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Earlier this year, the town council passed a moratorium that pauses the construction of new lodgings and enlargement of others and since then, the planning board and staff have been working on gathering data to help inform decisions and understand the situation of lodging in Bar Harbor. … Continue reading Planning Board Presses Forward with Lodging Moratorium Review, Cottage Street Gas Station Proposal Will Return

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local meetings ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week. It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.
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ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. Carrie Jones May 12, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. This week (Monday and Tuesday!) is Tremont’s town meeting! More details below. Every week we document Bar Harbor, MDI, and Trenton government and school meetings that … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

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Mount Desert's Future Is in Its Residents' Hands Comprehensive Planning Committee Hopes More Residents will Respond to Its Survey & Discusses Natural Resources, Public Outreach
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Mount Desert’s Future Is in Its Residents’ Hands

Comprehensive Planning Committee Hopes More Residents will Respond to Its Survey & Discusses Natural Resources, Public Outreach Carrie Jones May 05, 2025 Share MOUNT DESERT—The town’s comprehensive plan committee continued to meet this week and prepared for the town meeting next week, hoping to get more survey responses as well as public awareness about the plan’s update and goals. There are a few open slots … Continue reading Mount Desert’s Future Is in Its Residents’ Hands

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From Playground Fixes to Property Taxes Big Decisions Ahead for Northeast Harbor and Southwest Harbor Voters
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From Playground Fixes to Property Taxes

Big Decisions Ahead for Northeast Harbor and Southwest Harbor Voters Carrie Jones May 01, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Side Street Cafe. MOUNT DESERT & SOUTHWEST HARBOR—A pair of town meetings next Monday and Tuesday will shape the future for two island communities. In both Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor, voters will elect municipal officials, vote on budgets, and decide on … Continue reading From Playground Fixes to Property Taxes

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local meetings ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week. It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.
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ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. Carrie Jones Apr 28, 2025 Share Every week we document Bar Harbor, MDI, and Trenton government and school meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things are on the town and school calendars are cancelled or rescheduled, so … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

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local meetings ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week. It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.
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UPDATED: ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. Carrie Jones Feb 17, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. Every week we document Bar Harbor, MDI, and Trenton government and school meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things … Continue reading UPDATED: ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

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Lobster Truck Permits Back on Southwest Harbor's Future Agenda Harbor committee vice chair expresses displeasure over handling of interim policy
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Lobster Truck Permits Back on Southwest Harbor’s Future Agenda

Harbor committee vice chair expresses displeasure over handling of interim policy Carrie Jones Feb 15, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Andy’s Home Improvement Inc. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The Southwest Harbor Select Board agreed to put the policy for how lobster trucks are granted permits on its next agenda. The decision came after a lengthy discussion and explanation during the select board’s February 11 … Continue reading Lobster Truck Permits Back on Southwest Harbor’s Future Agenda

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Warrant Committee Weighs Budget Recommendations, Slightly Divided on YMCA Funding School Subsidy Should Be Better Than Expected
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Warrant Committee Weighs Budget Recommendations, Slightly Divided on YMCA Funding

School Subsidy Should Be Better Than Expected Carrie Jones Feb 11, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—The entire warrant committee went over the recommendations from the public works and public safety subcommittees, two of its four subcommittees, February 10. Each subcommittee looks at revenue, expenses, and capital projects. Subcommittee chairs “will either recommend adoption of portions of … Continue reading Warrant Committee Weighs Budget Recommendations, Slightly Divided on YMCA Funding

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Trenton Select Board Talks Comprehensive Plan, Marijuana, and Liquor
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Trenton Select Board Talks Comprehensive Plan, Marijuana, and Liquor

Shaun Farrar Feb 07, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. TRENTON—A call to update the town’s comprehensive plan dominated the Trenton Select Board meeting on Tuesday night, February 4. The town’s current comprehensive plan was finalized in 2006 and some recent events—including a possible change to the town’s land use ordinance concerning allowable uses for … Continue reading Trenton Select Board Talks Comprehensive Plan, Marijuana, and Liquor

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ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. Carrie Jones Jan 13, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. Every week we document Bar Harbor, MDI, and Trenton government and school meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things are on the … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

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