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Can 5 More Signatures Change Trenton’s Marijuana Laws? Couple's Joint Effort Falls Just Short--Town Meeting & Elections Next Week!
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Can 5 More Signatures Change Trenton’s Marijuana Laws?

Couple’s Joint Effort Falls Just Short–Town Meeting & Elections Next Week! Carrie Jones May 15, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. TRENTON—A citizens’ petition to allow an adult-use marijuana store license fell 4.6 people short at Trenton’s May 13 Select Board meeting. Ellis and Carolee Batson submitted 79 valid signatures of registered Trenton voters. The amount of … Continue reading Can 5 More Signatures Change Trenton’s Marijuana Laws?

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Retail Recreational Marijuana on Trenton's Agenda: Will it Bloom or Wither?
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Retail Recreational Marijuana on Trenton’s Agenda: Will it Bloom or Wither?

Carrie Jones Nov 29, 2024 Share TRENTON—Retail marijuana may be coming to Trenton if a proposed ordinance initiated by some of the town’s residents passes the voters at either the Trenton town meeting in May or a special town meeting prior to that. Ellis and Carole Batson gathered 122 signatures of Trenton voters and brought the ordinance to the town office on November 8. This … Continue reading Retail Recreational Marijuana on Trenton’s Agenda: Will it Bloom or Wither?

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Citizens Urged to Work With Staff To Hone Petitions

Kevin Sutherland details his role as town manager; Holland Road and Atlantic Avenue Ground Water Updates BAR HARBOR—Before Town Manager Kevin Sutherland arrived at the Jesup Memorial Library Wednesday afternoon for his biweekly manager minutes, the town’s new communications coordinator, Maya Caines sat with her computer and notepad behind the long rectangular table in the Periodicals Room, talking to the five people who had assembled … Continue reading Citizens Urged to Work With Staff To Hone Petitions

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Voters Impose Strict Cruise Ship Cap, Say No To Marijuana

Granger, Grohoski and Williams Elected BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor voters imposed stricter limits on cruise ships, abolished a two-thirds majority voting threshold on some land-use ordinance amendments and refused to let recreational marijuana shops in town or license them at the election Tuesday. The cruise ship vote caps disembarkations from cruise ships to 1,000 people a day and passed 1,780 to 1,273. Charles Sidman was the … Continue reading Voters Impose Strict Cruise Ship Cap, Say No To Marijuana

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Last Public Hearings For Special Town Meeting Elicits Little Debate

Long-Term Rental Registration Adopted Carrie Jones 3 min ago BAR HARBOR—The final moment for public comment before the November election and town meeting arrived at the Bar Harbor Town Council meeting Tuesday night and quickly went with many items up for discussion soliciting little or no comment. DAILY LIMITS ON CRUISE SHIP DISEMBARKATIONS Charles Sidman, the lead petitioner of the ordinance change spoke at the … Continue reading Last Public Hearings For Special Town Meeting Elicits Little Debate

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Planning Board Recommends Not Voting For Retail Marijuana or Cruise Ship Disembarkation Plan

Split Board Recommends Removal of Two-Thirds Rule BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Planning Board gave its recommendations to voters during a marathon four-hour meeting on Thursday afternoon, September 7 and recommended that town voters do not vote for retail marijuana sales and cruise ship disembarkations, both citizens’ petitions. The planning board is required to give its opinion to voters on issues that involve the land use … Continue reading Planning Board Recommends Not Voting For Retail Marijuana or Cruise Ship Disembarkation Plan

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Split Warrant Committee Recommends Adopting Ordinances That Would Allow and License Retail Marijuana in Bar Harbor

Voters Will Decide Fate Again In November BAR HARBOR—In two consistent 9-6 votes, the Bar Harbor Warrant Committee at its September 1 meeting in Bar Harbor’s municipal building recommended that in November voters adopt changes to the town’s land use ordinance that would allow marijuana retail stores in downtown Bar Harbor and license them. Those changes came via a citizens’ petition. Another citizens’ petition concerning … Continue reading Split Warrant Committee Recommends Adopting Ordinances That Would Allow and License Retail Marijuana in Bar Harbor

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Weeding Through The Process

Warrant Committee hears presentations about retail marijuana proposal, potential two-thirds majority rule change, and historic properties BAR HARBOR—At the August 23 Bar Harbor Warrant Committee meeting, members heard a little bit more about the proposed amendment to change the two-thirds-majority rule for certain land use ordinance changes and also about adult-use marijuana retail stores. The committee will deliberate on these issues as well as changes … Continue reading Weeding Through The Process

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