Could Employee Living Quarters and Shared Accommodations Expansion Help Ease Bar Harbor’s Housing Woes?

CARRIE JONES JUN 8, 2023 BAR HARBOR—According to studies created this year as part of the comprehensive planning process, Bar Harbor is going to need a lot of new dwellings by 2033 and it doesn’t have a lot of space to put them. At a February 3 Planning Board meeting, Glenon Friedmann, representing Bar Harbor Farm at 115 Gilbert Farm Road in the Town Hill … Continue reading Could Employee Living Quarters and Shared Accommodations Expansion Help Ease Bar Harbor’s Housing Woes?

From Crisis to Collaboration:

MDI Residents and Organizations Band Together to Tackle Housing Shortage Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar BAR HARBOR—Noel Musson knows firsthand about the housing crisis on Mount Desert Island. Born and raised on MDI, he did as so many do and moved away to attend college and get started on his life’s journey. About 18 years ago, he and his wife decided that they wanted to move back. … Continue reading From Crisis to Collaboration: