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Jim O’Connell's avatar

A big to do about nothing. When a ship calls for a reservation it is informed as to how many passengers have already been okayed for the days they request. Obviously a cruise ship is not going to come here if they must deny their passengers the oppurtunity to come ashore. There would be a mutiny. No cruise ship companies are suing Bar Harbor over our Constitutional rights. It is

Ocean Properties that is thwarting the citizens desires. The cost of fighting fruitless appeals is nothing compared to the cost of winning on Home Rule principals. OP cannot legally add more evidence to that case.

They are NOT going to secretly invite ships on their own because only our Harbor Master under direction from our Town’s citizens can do that. The law is 1000 Max Pax. If a ship has to restrict disembarkations it will not come. That is a fact. It is simply OP fighting for over a million in fees that he is allowed to spend wherever he wants , as opposed to the restricted fees the town collects, that the TC and our new Town Manager are fighting for. It is pathetic to secretly meet with the multi billion dollar cruise industy. It is a smack in the face of the voters.

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Katheen C. Woodside's avatar

You have explained berth capacity before, but it might be helpful to define that term when it is noted in your articles for those who are reading about the cruise ship issues for the first time.

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