Acadia, MaineDOT Advance $1.5M Seawall Road Reconstruction Plan

Permanent Fix for Seawall Road Likely Set to Begin in 2026 Carrie Jones Sep 25, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Ironbound Restaurant – Inn – Gatherings. SOUTHWEST HARBOR AND ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—The National Park Service and the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) are moving forward with repairs to the battered Seawall Road in Southwest Harbor. “We are close to finalizing the agreement … Continue reading Acadia, MaineDOT Advance $1.5M Seawall Road Reconstruction Plan

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Southwest Harbor Could Join Bar Harbor in Double Digit Tax Rates For Properties

TREE CUTTING AT VETERAN’S PARK, SEAWALL ROAD CULVERT ISSUES Carrie Jones Mar 17, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. SOUTHWEST HARBOR— If approved by the voters at the May town meeting, Southwest Harbor’s proposed budget (at its last select board meeting) would require the town to raise $11,987,082 a total increase of 17.3% or $1,763,622. The … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Could Join Bar Harbor in Double Digit Tax Rates For Properties

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The Saga of Seawall Road Continues

Southwest Harbor looks for help Carrie Jones Jan 29, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. SOUTHWEST HARBOR— “We need to have a larger voice on this issue,” Southwest Harbor Town Manager Karen Reddersen said to the Southwest Harbor Select Board Tuesday, January 28. “We want there to be a voice.” The select board members agreed that when … Continue reading The Saga of Seawall Road Continues

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Tremont Select Board Discusses Multiple Items Including Property Foreclosures

Approves Extra Money For Bass Harbor Memorial Library, Talks About PFAS and Seawall Road Shaun Farrar Jan 22, 2025 Share TREMONT—With budget season getting wound up for all of the Acadia region towns, the Tremont Select Board eased into its budget preparations at its meeting on Monday, January 21, with a request from the Bass Harbor Memorial Library. Historically, the library has asked for cost … Continue reading Tremont Select Board Discusses Multiple Items Including Property Foreclosures

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MaineDOT Pushes Seawall Road Repairs to Fall 2025

Carrie Jones Jan 15, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The Maine Department of Transportation has told the Town of Southwest Harbor and Acadia National Park that the state’s permanent and full repair to 1,000 feet of the Seawall Road will not occur this spring, but is being postponed until fall 2025. “It’s concerning and my recommendation is that … Continue reading MaineDOT Pushes Seawall Road Repairs to Fall 2025

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Park Superintendent Calls State’s Seawall Turnaround Terms Unreasonable

Park Superintendent Calls State’s Seawall Turnaround Terms Unreasonable Carrie Jones Dec 19, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—In a December 12 email to MaineDOT, Acadia National Park Superintendent Kevin Schneider wrote that the state’s ask for a five-day turnaround to respond to the state’s terms sheet about repairs to the road was unreasonable. Schneider’s email reinforced the … Continue reading Park Superintendent Calls State’s Seawall Turnaround Terms Unreasonable

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HELD HOSTAGE:

Some in Southwest Harbor Worry State’s Terms on Seawall Road Repair Place Them In Untenable Situation Carrie Jones Dec 12, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Andy’s Home Improvement Inc. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Even as some town officials felt that the town was being held hostage to state-controlled terms, the Southwest Harbor Select Board Tuesday night told Town Manger Karen Reddersen yes, go ahead … Continue reading HELD HOSTAGE:

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Who Will Pay for Seawall Road?

Southwest Chief Gives Update on Tremont’s Police Coverage Carrie Jones Dec 01, 2024 Share SOUTHWEST HARBOR—A meeting between the Town of Southwest Harbor, the National Park Service, and MaineDOT had, for some, a bit of an unpleasant surprise embedded into its purpose, which was to “develop a joint partnership” between the three for the “purpose of cost-sharing future repairs to the Seawall Road.” The Seawall … Continue reading Who Will Pay for Seawall Road?

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Seawall Opens!

Yankee know-how opens the road now CARRIE JONES JUL 26, 2024 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The Seawall Road opened this afternoon after six contractors volunteered to create a temporary fix for the Mount Desert Island road that had been devastated by winter storm surge and closed for months. On the Southwest Harbor side closest to Seawall Hotel, a Southwest Harbor police officer dismantled the “road closed” sign. “When’s … Continue reading Seawall Opens!

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Conners-Emerson Construction Contract A Go! Parking Fees Hit $3.85 million in Revenue

Briefs: Seawall Construction on Track, Bar Harbor’s Lower Main Street Project Update, BH Parking Violation Fines Increase CARRIE JONES JUL 25, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor School Board authorized Superintendent Mike Zboray to execute and deliver a construction contract with Wright-Ryan, Monday Morning. This is option B from the presentation made to the Town Council. After bids came back millions over the budget, the … Continue reading Conners-Emerson Construction Contract A Go! Parking Fees Hit $3.85 million in Revenue

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