Breaking Down Bar Harbor’s Lodging Moratorium’s Whereas Clauses Shaun Farrar Sep 30, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor’s new moratorium on certain transient accommodations (lodgings) was built on a series of “whereas” clauses meant to explain and justify the moratorium and to give the planning department guidance on information gathering. Over the next couple of weeks, The Bar … Continue reading From Fire Calls to Water Pipes: How Bar Harbor Is Testing Its Capacity for Growth

Bar Harbor Planners Dig Into Parking, Housing, and Lodging in Moratorium Talks Carrie Jones Sep 23, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—Some planning board members who spoke during the planning board lodging moratorium workshop, September 22, worried that homes were being lost to parking lots—lots that are often required by town code for lodging uses. The … Continue reading Are Parking Lots Replacing Homes? Bar Harbor Planners Raise Concerns