Is Bar Harbor Heading Toward a Moratorium?

Town Council takes up potential moratorium Tuesday Carrie Jones Nov 16, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—A potential moratorium on an “activity of concern” goes before the Bar Harbor Town Council this Tuesday. The wording in the packet of materials that’s publicly available before meetings isn’t completely filled out, but it is likely related to recent moratorium discussions about different types of lodging, which has been brought … Continue reading Is Bar Harbor Heading Toward a Moratorium?

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Bar Harbor Mansion Owner Building 24-Car Garage for Antique Autos

Nov 15, 2024 Share by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—A multimillionaire who bought a 114-year-old Bar Harbor mansion in 2020 is constructing another large building on the property for his antique car collection. The garage, which will have a four-bedroom apartment on the second floor, will have room for 24 cars. It will have 20 parking spaces on the floor and room for four more on lifts … Continue reading Bar Harbor Mansion Owner Building 24-Car Garage for Antique Autos

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Planning Board Begins to Tackle Offensive Language

Hamilton Station, Acadia Corp Warehouse Expansion, Merging Districts all Discussed at October Meeting Carrie Jones Nov 04, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by YES ON 4 For a Balanced Solution. BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Planning Board began reviewing multiple potential changes to the land use ordinance that could occur at the June 10, 2025 town meeting. The first potential change discussed was offensive … Continue reading Planning Board Begins to Tackle Offensive Language

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Where Will People Find Homes?

League of Towns tackles home availability Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Oct 19, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by YES ON 4 For a Balanced Solution. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—John Bennett, Trenton Selectman and real estate agent, sat at one of three tables full of town officials from across his own town, Ellsworth, and Mount Desert Island and explained something that would be hard to … Continue reading Where Will People Find Homes?

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Bar Harbor Continues To Deal With Short-Term Rental Ordinance Violations

Four new violations reach the Town Council Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Oct 18, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Andy’s Home Improvement, Inc. BAR HARBOR—On Tuesday, Bar Harbor Code Enforcement Officer Angela Chamberlain brought four more instances of properties alleged to have been doing short-term rentals without a current license. At the Council’s meeting last month, Chamberlain had brought another alleged violation … Continue reading Bar Harbor Continues To Deal With Short-Term Rental Ordinance Violations

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What’s Keeping MDI From Affordable, Available Homes?

Carrie Jones Sep 27, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. BAR HARBOR—A collaborative report detailing the issue of finding affordable, available homes on Mount Desert Island has hit the internet and it’s saying what a lot of people have been talking about, too: housing issues are complex. Those issues aren’t easy fixes, but that doesn’t mean that trying to … Continue reading What’s Keeping MDI From Affordable, Available Homes?

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Southwest Harbor Assessor Explains Town’s Revaluation

Charlotte Gill Appointed to Planning Board, Working Waterfront Discussed, Police Chief Asks for Sgt. Not Lt. Carrie Jones Sep 13, 2024 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—It isn’t the easiest of topics, but at the Southwest Harbor Select Board meeting this week, Southwest Harbor Assessor Matt Caldwell calmly explained just how and why property values had to be reassessed in Southwest Harbor. It comes down to the state and … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Assessor Explains Town’s Revaluation

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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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Radical Shift in Real Estate Market Big Player in Mount Desert Tax Bills

CARRIE JONES JUL 16, 2024 MOUNT DESERT—When it comes to property taxes, the Town of Mount Desert, like many communities in Maine are stuck between a rock and a hard, expensive place. And many of the factors, the Selectboard members heard Tuesday night, are beyond the board’s control. In a July 4 letter to the Selectboard members, Town Manager Durlin Lunt explained that “tax bills … Continue reading Radical Shift in Real Estate Market Big Player in Mount Desert Tax Bills

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