Town Council Moves Housing Ordinances to the Voters

Housing Needs and Watershed Worries Clash at Emotional Meeting CARRIE JONES FEB 21, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Emotions ran high for some Bar Harbor residents as they pled, Tuesday night, for the Town Council to stop the progress of three amendments to town rules that would allow more housing types and density. Jane Disney. Lucien Smith. Dennis Bracale. Lorraine Donnely. Ed Damm. Dessa Dancy. Jake Jagel. … Continue reading Town Council Moves Housing Ordinances to the Voters

If They Zone It, Will They Come?

Employee Housing And Shared Accommodations Survey Results Coming In For Rural Districts CARRIE JONES SEP 9, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—When Glenon Friedmann, wanted to build a few cabins for workers at the Bar Harbor Farm at 115 Gilbert Farm Road, she couldn’t. The farm is in the Town Hill rural district, one of Bar Harbor’s 40 land use zones, but more importantly one where employee … Continue reading If They Zone It, Will They Come?