Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Recommends Budget, Land Use Amendments

Likely last meeting for Chair Seth Libby and Ezra Sassaman CARRIE JONES APR 11, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—After multiple meetings throughout all of February and March, including subcommittees and full committees, the Warrant Committee concluded its recommendations to voters about articles on the town’s warrant and budget. It was likely the last Warrant Committee meeting for both Chair Seth Libby and member Ezra Sassaman. Both … Continue reading Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Recommends Budget, Land Use Amendments

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Planning Board Unanimously Recommends All Potential Land Use Changes

Changes deal with shared accommodations, employee living quarters, state LD2003 and design review process CARRIE JONES MAR 10, 2024 BAR HARBOR—On Wednesday night, the Bar Harbor Planning Board unanimously recommended for voters to adopt four potential land use ordinance changes, three of which deal with either the state or the municipalities efforts to help with housing. Each potential change will go to voters on June … Continue reading Planning Board Unanimously Recommends All Potential Land Use Changes

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Building Between a Ledge and A Wet Place

Potential Housing Amendments Move To Town Council Amid Some Town Hill Residents’ Worries CARRIE JONES JAN 4, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Concerns about water use, sewer capacities, and nitrates as well as the re-purposing of potential employee living quarters in many zoning districts dominated the Planning Board’s public hearing on Wednesday, June 3, about multiple potential land use ordinance amendments that deal with adding specific types … Continue reading Building Between a Ledge and A Wet Place

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Bar Harbor’s Planning Department Works To Make Potential Changes. Will the Town Be Ready To, Too?

Martinez discusses possible expansion of where employee living quarters and shared accommodations are allowed to be built CARRIE JONES OCT 27, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor planners presented another step that they hope, if voters approve, will help ease the town’s housing crisis. On Thursday, October 26, during a listening session, staff detailed a proposed changes to the town’s land use ordinance that would create … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Planning Department Works To Make Potential Changes. Will the Town Be Ready To, Too?

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