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. Spoiler alert: There are not many!
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Every week we document Bar Harbor, MDI, and Trenton government and school 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! This is especially true if no agenda has been posted.
We’ve separated the meetings and agendas by towns and then put school meetings together.
BAR HARBOR
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.
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
MOUNT DESERT, SOUTHWEST HARBOR, TREMONT, AND TRENTON
MOUNT DESERT
No meetings.
SOUTHWEST HARBOR
Planning Board Meeting
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Town Office & Via Zoom, 6 PM
There is currently no agenda posted, so be sure to check before heading over.
TREMONT:
No meetings this week.
Upcoming so we wanted to start sharing it now….
TRENTON:
There are no selectboard or planning board agendas currently uploaded.
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 its 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.
Board of Appeals meets on an as needed basis, the second Thursday of the month.
Planning Board meets monthly on the second Wednesday.
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
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