ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week
It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.
Every week we document Bar Harbor, MDI, and Trenton town government, school, and other similar meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things are on the town calendars and are cancelled or rescheduled, so make sure to double check before you head over!
Recently, we’ve decided to separate this story from the events and activities going on in town because it was too long for many people’s email servers. We prefer to not hang out in spam folders when we’ve worked really hard. So, the events and things to do will be a separate story on Mondays. This will usually come out Sunday or Monday.
We’ve separated the meetings and agendas by towns and then school meetings and we’ll we be doing a quick summary of potential highlights for instance . . .
. . . THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS WEEK
Bar Harbor has its town meeting on Tuesday, June 4 at Conners Emerson School. This is where the budget is approved or tweaked.
Before that, the MDI YMCA is talking about potentially expanding. That information is within the Parks and Recreation Committee packet. The town will decide on if it agrees with the Town Council and Warrant Committee’s to increase the Y’s request for funding at that Tuesday, June 4, town meeting.
Acadia National Park has its advisory committee on Tuesday.
Mount Desert and Tremont select boards meet on Monday.
Multiple school committees and boards also meet this week.
BAR HARBOR GOVERNMENT MEETINGS!
All the meetings take place at the Bar Harbor Municipal Building at 93 Cottage Street unless otherwise noted. And they usually have a time for public comments. This is not true about executive sessions, which are closed to the public.
So, go! Be informed! Be part of the process. You deserve to be.
To see the town meeting calendar by month, click here.
To see the school board calendar by month, click here
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
According to Bar Harbor’s website, “Meetings that are broadcast live can be viewed at home by watching Cable Access Channel 7 or 1303 (Spectrum Cable only) and online at Town Hall Streams.”
All meetings are open to the public. If there is an executive session, that part of the meeting is not open.
MONDAY, JUNE 3
Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting
June 3, 2024, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Council Chambers, Bar Harbor Municipal Building
TUESDAY, JUNE 4
Town Meeting!
Conners Emerson School gymnasium
START TIME: 6 p.m.
MOUNT DESERT, SOUTHWEST HARBOR, TREMONT, AND TRENTON TOWN GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK
The Acadia National Park Advisory Commission
BAR HARBOR—The Acadia National Park Advisory Commission will meet in the training trailer at Park Headquarters (20 McFarland Hill Drive, Bar Harbor) on Monday, June 3, at 1 pm. There will be a virtual meeting option for those unable to attend in-person. The meeting is open to the public and will include an opportunity for public comment.
The agenda will include a superintendent’s report with updates on seasonal recruitment; the Acadia Gateway Center; Island Explorer operations; storm restoration; and construction and maintenance projects. Additional topics may be discussed based on the interest of the Advisory Commission members. Friends of Acadia and Schoodic Institute will also provide reports.
Congress created the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission in 1986 to consult with the National Park Service on matters relating to the management and development of the park, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of lands and interests in lands.
SOUTHWEST HARBOR
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Conservation Commission
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Town Office & Via Zoom
@4:30pm
Agenda / Zoom
Volunteers Needed for the Following Positions in Southwest Harbor:
Board of Appeals - 3-year term
Harbor Committee - 3-year term
Warrant Committee - 3-year term
Anyone interested in filling these positions is encouraged to attend upcoming meetings & complete a volunteer application.
Regular meeting schedule (meetings held at the Town Office unless otherwise noted). Calendar is here.
Select Board: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of every month @6pm
Board of Appeals: 2nd Wednesday of every month (as needed) @6pm
Planning Board: 1st & 3rd Thursdays of every month @6pm at the Town Office & via Zoom
Conservation Commission: 1st Wednesday of every month @4:30pm via Zoom
Shellfish Committee: 2nd Monday of every month @5pm
Harbor Committee: 2nd Monday of every month @6pm
Historic Cemetery Committee: 3rd Wednesday of every month @2pm
Warrant Committee: as needed
MOUNT DESERT
Selectboard Meeting
6:30 pm
Sustainability Committee Meeting
There is no agenda currently on line.
June 5, 3:30 p.m.
TREMONT:
Selectboard Meeting
TRENTON:
There is no calendar online.
SELECT BOARD
Held every other Tuesday at 7 PM at the Town Office
Meetings may be rescheduled or cancelled. Please check the public notices on our homepage regularly for meeting updates.
Anyone who would like to receive Select Board Agendas or Minutes can call the Town Office at 667-7207 or e-mail Carol Walsh at cwalsh@trentonme.com.
Schedule of meetings
Board of Appeals meets on an as needed basis, the second Thursday of the month.
Planning Board meets monthly on the second Wednesday.
School Committee
Harbor Committee meets on an as needed basis.
Solid Waste Committee meets on an as needed basis.
Broadband Committee meets every second Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Committee Meetings are currently held remotely via Zoom.
SCHOOL MEETINGS (ALL MDI TOWNS AND TRENTON)
MONDAY JUNE 3
Bar Harbor School Committee Meeting
Conners-Emerson School Library
TUESDAY, JUNE 4
TREMONT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
MT. DESERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
CRANBERRY ISLES SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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