Updated: Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Candidates Answer Our Questions
BAR HARBOR—There are five seats up for grabs for full three-year terms on Bar Harbor’s warrant committee, which reviews the budget for town meeting and makes recommendations on that and various land use article amendments.
Two seats are open because Julie Berberian, the current vice chair, chose not to run. Jeffrey Young also chose not to run again.
Incumbents running again for the three-year terms are Robert Chaplin, Louise Lopez, Eben Salvatore, and Vicky Smith. Smith was appointed to fill the remainder of Meagan Kelly’s term when Kelly was appointed to the town council to fill out the remainder of a departing councilor’s term. Kelly has chosen to run again for warrant committee.
Tammy Bloom, John Kelly, and Timothy Smith are also running for those three-year terms. John Kelly has served on the warrant committee previously.
There is one seat for the two-year term available. Michael Good is running for that seat against Meagan Kelly. Both have previously served on the committee.
Five seats for three-year terms
Bloom, Tammy
Chaplin, Robert (incumbent)
Kelly, John
Lopez, Louise (incumbent)
Salvatore, Eben (incumbent)
Smith, Timothy
Smith, Victoria (incumbent)
One seat for two-year term
Good, Michael
Kelly, Meagan
VOTING DETAILS
Voting occurs on June 10, 2025 at the Bar Harbor Municipal Building auditorium on Cottage Street. Poll hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. This is the same time that the town’s land use ordinance amendments will be voted on and when voters elect town councilors.
The town’s budget articles are voted on during town meeting, which occurs on June 3, 2025 at the Conners Emerson gymnasium. That begins at 6 p.m.
HOW WE ARE PRESENTING THE CANDIDATES
We asked all the candidates the same questions and for biographical statements.
We’ve split up their answers according to terms that they are running for and have not edited the content of the answers.
The candidates also wrote their own biographical statements. All photos were selected and sent in by the candidates themselves. Under each race, we’ve alphabetized the candidates in order of last names.
All the candidate profiles will be posted here on our 2025 elections tab.
THE CANDIDATES
TAMMY BLOOM
TAMMY’S BIO
I have been a Bar Harbor resident for more than five decades, since my father was hired as the music director of the new Mount Desert Island High School in 1968. I graduated from MDIHS in 1976, explored other areas after high school, spent a number of years in Portland and returned to MDI in 1989 to live here permanently. I settled in Bar Harbor with my husband and have two grown children who were raised in Bar Harbor. I have been a legal secretary/assistant to an attorney for 35 years.
My volunteer experience includes serving as a board member and bookkeeper for Acadia Community Theatre and as a vestry member and treasurer of St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church. My daughter and I were recently admitted to Daughters of the American Revolution, an organization that was very important to my grandmother.
OUR QUESTIONS
What inspired you to run for warrant committee?
I have taken an active interest in the town council and warrant committee meetings for many years. I finally decided I want to make my voice heard and contribute to our community by representing the interests of Bar Harbor voters.
What are your thoughts on tax-payer-based spending in Bar Harbor?
Any increases in spending should be kept to a minimum to allow the taxpayers to adjust to recent property tax increases. It has been reported that most taxpayers are paying their increased tax bills on time. One might assume this means most residents are capable of paying continued tax increases; however, we don't know what financial decisions are being made in Bar Harbor households in order to pay those bills. Continued tax increases like those we've recently experienced are not sustainable.
What are your thoughts about redirecting parking fee revenues to non-parking-related budget items?
Parking fee revenues should be directed to non-parking-related budget items, an allowed use of that revenue. This would reduce the amount needed to be raised through taxes and benefit all Bar Harbor taxpayers.
The Warrant Committee considers, investigates, and reports on all of the election warrant articles except for the candidates for Town Meeting. What particular skills do you have that you think will help you perform that role?
I am used to looking at scenarios from all sides. I work hard to understand situations and am comfortable researching things that I want a firmer grasp on in order to make a grounded decision.
Why should voters trust you to represent their interests effectively?
I have been described as a "resident" in the local press and that is an apt description of me. I am just a resident of Bar Harbor trying to make things better for fellow residents like myself and I know I can represent the interests of Bar Harbor voters effectively.
ROBERT CHAPLIN
BOB’S BIO
I am a long-term Bar Harbor resident and have taught for many years at Connors Emerson Elementary School including coaching the middle school cross country running and track and field teams. I have worked with the Acadia National Park as a Seasonal Ranger/Park Naturalist and also as an Environmental Education Specialist/Assistant Director of Acadia Youth Corp. I was a US Custom and Immigration Officer stationed at Blue Nose Ferry and also proudly served in the US Coast Guard. I am an Island Explorer Spokesperson and enthusiast.
I greatly enjoy the therapeutic outdoor experience of Acadia National Park by walking or cycling and I feel enjoying the park is one of the wonderful benefits of living here in Bar Harbor.
THE QUESTIONS
What inspired you to run for Warrant Committee?
My dedication to our town and the desire to serve my fellow citizens. I believe serving on the Town of Bar Harbor Warrant Committee is both an honor and privilege.
It is important to me to continue serving on the education subcommittee, and we, with help from the outstanding AOS business manager and school staff, make sure that all parts of the curriculum are properly funded. Under the CIP part of the budget, we are responsible for ensuring that the school building and grounds are well maintained.
I along with the subcommittee am proud of the fact that the citizens of Bar Harbor support high quality education for the children of Bar Harbor, our most important resource.
What are your thoughts on tax-payer-based spending in Bar Harbor?
It needs to be carefully evaluated every year and tax monies should go to projects for the good of all citizens. I would prefer that there are less litigation fees in our budget in the future.
What are your thoughts about redirecting parking fee revenues to non-parking-related budget items?
I think it is absolutely essential to use these funds to keep from the town budget from needing more taxpayer funds.
The Warrant Committee considers, investigates, and reports on all of the election warrant articles except for the candidates for Town Meeting. What particular skills do you have that you think will help you perform that role?
As a long-time committee member, I bring extensive experience to my work for Bar Harbor citizens.
Presently, I am a member of several boards, listed below, exposing me to many different citizen perspectives which in turn helps me best represent my fellow Bar Harbor citizens when reviewing our town budget and Land Use Ordinances.
Northeast Creek Community Board of Directors
Bar Harbor Congregational Church TLC Board
Friends of Mount Desert Island Hospital Board
MOFGA Planning Committee
CES Fundraising Committee
Why should voters trust you to represent their interests effectively?
Integral to my personality is the strong desire to do the right thing for the Bar Harbor community and my decision making can be trusted in the future as it has been in the past.
JOHN KELLY
JOHN’S BIO
I am originally from New York, but Bar Harbor has been my home for 25 years. After high school, I attended Colorado State University where I earned a B.S. in Outdoor Recreation. I later earned a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from Virginia Tech. My education and love for the outdoors led to a long career in the National Park Service.
After working as a park ranger at Yellowstone National Park and Fire Island National Seashore, I served as a planner in Washington and Boston before coming to Acadia National Park. As the park’s management assistant, I serve on the senior leadership team, foster community relations, coordinate planning projects, formulate management policies, and administer the cooperative agreement to operate the Island Explorer bus system.
Outside of work, I have valued my time volunteering on the Town of Bar Harbor Comprehensive Plan Committee, Warrant Committee, Economic Development Task Force, and Parks & Recreation Committee. I am also a former member of the Board of Directors for the Island Housing Trust and Healthy Acadia.
Most importantly, I am happy to be married to Heather Kelly who is a dedicated education technician at Conners Emerson School and loves nurturing the children in our community. Together, we’ve raised three young men who attended Conners Emerson School and graduated from MDI High School over the past few years. We’re now enjoying the quiet time at home, walking in the park, biking on the carriage roads, and traveling whenever we can get away.
OUR QUESTIONS
What inspired you to run for warrant committee?
I have a long-time interest in serving the community, including as a past member of the Warrant Committee. After serving 12 years, I felt it was time to take a break and open a seat for others. After serving on the Comprehensive Plan Committee over the past two years, I’m inspired to return to the Warrant Committee with that new experience to help the town implement its short and long-term goals as outlined in the plan.
What are your thoughts on tax-payer-based spending in Bar Harbor?
Property taxes remain the primary means of funding town operations and public services. The role of the Warrant Committee, as I see it, is to be the watchdog for tax payers to ensure every dollar is allocated wisely according to the town’s goals. Revenue sources are a key means of alleviating the tax burden and should be maximized to the extent possible.
What are your thoughts about redirecting parking fee revenues to non-parking-related budget items?
The town should take full advantage of the Maine Revised Statute that allows revenue collected from parking meters to be used “to provide for property tax relief” and “to acquire, construct, maintain and operate capital infrastructure projects” while retaining enough revenue to maintain the meters and public parking areas.
The Warrant Committee considers, investigates, and reports on all of the election warrant articles except for the candidates for Town Meeting. What particular skills do you have that you think will help you perform that role?
My years of experience on town committees and task forces has given me a thorough understanding and appreciation of the town’s operations and budget process. My professional skills relate closely to those needed to carry out the purposes of the Warrant Committee. These include applying land use regulations, developing and analyzing budgets, interpreting policies, and managing projects.
Why should voters trust you to represent their interests effectively?
Having served on a variety of town committees and task forces, I believe I have a track record of being level-headed and open-minded. If elected, representing all the voters to me means trying to find a middle ground. I would come to the Warrant Committee without an agenda other than to serve the residents of Bar Harbor honestly and fairly.
LOUISE LOPEZ
LOUISE’S BIO
I grew up in a US Air Force family (20 schools for the first 12 years of schooling!) and have now been a proud resident of Bar Harbor for twenty-five years while happily working at The Jackson Laboratory as an administrative assistant for the same amount of time.
I believe strongly in supporting the community you call home, so as well as serving my town in an elected position on the Warrant Committee I also serve with Bangor’s EMMC infant intensive care team, hold a position with WERU’s Programmer Advisory Committee, glean with the Bar Harbor summer and winter farmer’s markets, donate blood every two months, serve with year round efforts in support of the Jesup Memorial Library’s annual book sale fundraiser and support Help Portrait MDI as secretary and general volunteer.
I love all kinds of movies and think Reel Pizza is a gift from heaven! I am as well an avid reader and enjoy running, hiking, biking and back country camping I love fiber crafts and treasure my time braiding rugs, knitting, quilting, crocheting and sewing which gets the rest of my leisure attention.
OUR QUESTIONS
What inspired you to run for warrant committee?
Sometimes a nudge is all you need and Cara Ryan provided that nudge when she kindly asked me to consider joining the Bar Harbor Warrant Committee when a member had to resign on short notice back in January 2022. I served in that position until the June 2022 elections when I decided to run for the position officially. My position is open again this June 2025 and I decided to run again as I was elected Secretary this past year and I would like to continue supporting the committee in that position as well as representing my fellow townspeople by reviewing the Bar Harbor budget.
What are your thoughts on tax-payer-based spending in Bar Harbor?
Spending your and my tax-paid monies should be thoughtful and for every dollar we spend it should buy us as much bang for our buck as possible. It is the taxpayers that fund our town, and it is the running of our town that creates a wonderful place to call home – a symbiosis that when managed well provides good for all. I think a careful financial foot forward and good communication between both the town and the residents creates that successful symbiosis.
What are your thoughts about redirecting parking fee revenues to non-parking-related budget items?
Our state legislature has freed us to use some of our parking revenues as needed by the town and with our current infrastructure needs, some that have been put off for a long time by previous administrations, we really need those revenue dollars to help us in practical terms now and to avoid the consequences of failed infrastructure in the future. Using the parking revenue assists the town in keeping any taxpayer dollars needed to a lower ask.
The Warrant Committee considers, investigates, and reports on all of the election warrant articles except for the candidates for Town Meeting. What particular skills do you have that you think will help you perform that role?
A desire to serve my neighbors and my town, curiosity and a willingness to ask questions as well as having served on our Warrant Committee for the past four years.
Why should voters trust you to represent their interests effectively?
I have served honorably in the past and will continue to do so always keeping front and center that I am there to represent all the Bar Harbor taxpayers.
Secretly my great hope is that anyone, including myself, assisting with town business will hopefully inspire more of our neighbors to serve in elected positions and on committees!
EBEN SALVATORE
EBEN’S BIO
Born in Bar Harbor and have lived on MDI my entire life.
YMCA Board
Chamber Board
Coach basketball, baseball and football
OUR QUESTIONS
What inspired you to run for warrant committee?
I have served previously in addition to the three-year term that just concluded. I have seen firsthand the importance of understanding how our budget works and what it takes to balance the needs of the community and the ability to afford it.
What are your thoughts on tax-payer-based spending in Bar Harbor?
That is always front and center of every budget cycle. We spend a lot of time reviewing every line item to make sure we are recommending the most beneficial use of our tax dollars. The last few budget cycles were challenging as we were absorbing the full school bond at the same time we were losing most of the cruise ship revenue. That double whammy definitely had an impact on the tax bill. It’s hard to tolerate any double digit tax increase.
What are your thoughts about redirecting parking fee revenues to non-parking-related budget items?
I have always supported that idea. I am proud to have served on the committee that developed the paid parking program. We worked very hard to make sure it was as beneficial as it could be. The amount of tax relief that the parking fees provide is enormous. The details are tab 5 of our budget if anyone is interested in exactly where the revenue goes.
The Warrant Committee considers, investigates, and reports on all of the election warrant articles except for the candidates for Town Meeting. What particular skills do you have that you think will help you perform that role?
I have 30 years of experience working with our Land Use Ordinance. I think my experience is helpful when we review land use amendments and how they can impact our community. Also having lived here my entire life I have seen some ideas that didn’t work so well. Sometimes preventing history from repeating is a good thing.
Why should voters trust you to represent their interests effectively?
I would point to the FY 25 budget process. The initial presentation was an almost 20% increase, which I found unacceptable. I reviewed the entire budget and prepared 55 separate motions to present to the Warrant Committee. Some of them were not easy and many of them didn’t pass. The ones that did were part of the reason the tax hit was reduced and I feel like I did the best I could for the tax payer.
TIMOTHY SMITH
TIM’S BIO
I arrived in Maine back in 1986 and have lived and worked a variety of jobs here on the island. Bar Harbor was a small town back then but the electric feeling of the summer season was magical. The Park and the people of this town were a wonderful combination. The food and beverage experience I had in the Poconos of PA would serve me well here. I remember a lot of you from my days as a bartender and then as a salesman at Atlantic Brewing Co. During this time, I married and had two daughters who grew up in the school system here enjoying sports, music, and a good education. My wife started a florist business which has been going for 30+ years. I recently retired from many years at MDI Hospital and am looking forward to a little slower pace.
My wife and I never had jobs that provided retirement benefits, so we needed to find a way to stay here in our senior years. We solved that by working hard to build rental properties. We have two year-round rentals and one vacation rental adjacent to our house.
OUR QUESTIONS
What inspired you to run for warrant committee?
I've lived and worked here for almost 40 years. I raised a family and built a wonderful business with my wife. My younger daughter and her husband had our first grandson and they will not come back here to live. They say it is too expensive and too busy. I say we are working on it, but we must do better. We need the families and we really need the children. It's time for me to get involved.
What are your thoughts on tax-payer-based spending in Bar Harbor?
We are in an environment where spending more seems to come easy. There are a lot of worthy groups and we want to say yes to all of them but we can't do that and keep our taxes reasonable. For years young and middle class families have been leaving the island because they can't afford to be here. Now we are scrambling to get affordable housing to get them to come back, with more taxpayer dollars. We need to decide what our priorities are.
What are your thoughts about redirecting parking fee revenues to non-parking-related budget items?
I think spending money from the parking fee revenues to other budget items sounds reasonable if we are making sure the system is not abused, it shouldn't be a slush fund but be used for budget items that are truly necessary. We should lay out where it can be used and have proper oversight.
The Warrant Committee considers, investigates, and reports on all of the election warrant articles except for the candidates for Town Meeting. What particular skills do you have that you think will help you perform that role?
I am hoping that my work history, including working in the hospitality sector, being in a retail business, being a landlord, and working for a nonprofit, will give me a range of experience to draw upon when working on the issues the town faces.
I am 66 and retired as of this month and have some time available to contribute. I consider myself a “people person” and want to bring the thoughts and hopes of this community to this committee so they are represented.
Why should voters trust you to represent their interests effectively?
My interpretation of the Warrant Committee is that we are the eyes and ears of the town, we listen to what folks are saying, both what is good and what is frustrating, and help bring all of that to the table to guide the process. I talk to a lot of people and they are not necessarily participating in the process, they are busy working and raising families and don't have the time or energy to get involved. I want to bring my own thoughts and theirs to the work we do to make this town a better and more affordable place to live. Instead of complaining it will be more constructive for me to get involved.
You can contact Tim through his email: timbocreekbed@outlook.com
VICKY SMITH
VICKY’S BIO
I came to Bar Harbor in 1980. I have only been here for 45 years so I am not a “local”. I am so very happy that I put down roots here.
I am semi-retired. I volunteer often and always have. Currently in my tenth year as the co-director of the Backpack Program here on MDI. Looking forward to helping at Rockefeller Garden this summer. I was on the Food Pantry Board for 13 years and volunteered in the schools while my two children were in the Bar Harbor school system.
My daughter is currently working as a seventh generation lobsterman and farming scallops out on Little Cranberry. My son works in the restaurant business in Bar Harbor. I am blessed to have them close at hand.
I appreciate the beauty of our island and spend time painting the scenic vistas en plein air.
THE QUESTIONS
What inspired you to run for warrant committee?
I was on the committee temporarily to fill in for Meg Kelly this year and liked the work.
What are your thoughts on tax-payer-based spending in Bar Harbor?
As long as the spending is justified and represents the choice of the majority of the population it is a great system.
What are your thoughts about redirecting parking fee revenues to non-parking-related budget items?
I think it is a great idea.
The Warrant Committee considers, investigates, and reports on all of the election warrant articles except for the candidates for Town Meeting. What particular skills do you have that you think will help you perform that role?
I have run a couple of businesses in my lifetime as well as a current non-profit. I’m aware of how budgeting and spending works. I am also curious and not afraid to ask questions.
Why should voters trust you to represent their interests effectively?
Throughout my many years of working and volunteering on the island with all ages and all incomes I am aware that everyone’s needs are different. I will appreciate the resident's input.
MEG KELLY
MEG’S BIO
My name is Meg Kelly and I am running for a two-year warrant committee term, hoping to take back the seat that I gave up when I joined town council this winter. I was born and raised in Bar Harbor and think this town is a special place. My sister and I run the Lompoc Cafe on Rodick Street. While I am a business owner I come to the issues as a citizen and would be honored to represent the town on the Warrant Committee again.
THE QUESTIONS
What inspired you to run for warrant committee?
I have served on the Warrant Committee for six years and have loved being a member. I was appointed to town council to fill an interim term this winter and while I have enjoyed that experience immensely, I am have decided that I cannot commit to the schedule of town council while I run my restaurant in the summer. I would be honored to be able to rejoin the warrant committee because I am passionate about being involved in town government.
What are your thoughts on tax-payer-based spending in Bar Harbor?
I think that it is important for the town to continue to look for more revenue streams in order to relieve the burden on the tax payer. Housing is an issue that I am passionate about and I feel that keeping property taxes as low as possible is a piece of the puzzle in solving our housing crisis.
What are your thoughts about redirecting parking fee revenues to non-parking-related budget items?
I think that the revenue that Bar Harbor collects from parking is incredibly important to the town budget. If the state of Maine allows it, I fully support using said funds for non-parking related budget items. This is provided that we still save some of the monies and keep a fund balance in the parking fund as a cushion for the future and of course for our roads and sidewalks.
The Warrant Committee considers, investigates, and reports on all of the election warrant articles except for the candidates for Town Meeting. What particular skills do you have that you think will help you perform that role?
During my time on town council and warrant committee I have prided myself on my listening skills and my ability to remain unbiased. I try my hardest to come to the issues with an open mind and no preconceived opinions. I enjoy discussing warrant articles with the committee and the town staff. I also think my past years of experience have helped me to understand the language in which some of the more complex articles are written and am able to explain the issues at hand to citizens.
Why should voters trust you to represent their interests effectively?
I was born in Bar Harbor and I love this town. I have committed myself to being involved in town committees for a few years now and I have done my best to represent the voters. I speak with people often about the complex issues that the town is facing and I hope voters feel that I am someone they can come to if they have topics that they would like to discuss!
MICHAEL GOOD
MICHAEL’S BIO
Michael J. Good ornithologist/biologist/naturalist, founder of the Acadia Birding Festival, Maine’s first, and Acadia Natural History Center, and president of Down East Nature Tours, LLC, a bird-watching and nature tour company started in 1993, out of concern for public ecology-based education. Starting in 2002, Michael has been a birding diplomat in Cuba where he conducts the “Cuba Bird Survey” with Caribbean Conservation Trust. Cuba is vitally linked to Mount Desert Island through our breeding birds in Maine who winter or stopover. Michael is currently one of the top eBird contributors in Cuba and Hancock County, Maine. Publications include Volume 32, 2019, Journal of Caribbean Ornithology paper entitled “ First report of American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) on Cuba”: Development of the 2019 Mobil Devise App entitled “Birding on MDI: Photos and Songs of the western side of Mount Desert Island”. Field Guide to the Birds of Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island, Part 1 Vol 50 #3 Bird Observer June 2022. Part 2 Vol 51, #2 Bird Observer April 2023. Part 3 Vol 51 #3 Bird Observer June 2023. Where to Go Birding (WTG) section of the New England-based birding journal Bird Observer. Michael is currently guiding for Naturalist Journeys based in Portal AZ and Caribbean Conservation Trust, New Haven Conn.
Michael was the founder and one of six participating organizations developing the Penobscot Watershed Eco Center in Bar Harbor, Maine, focused on river and stream restoration and the importance of sea-run fish for a healthy Gulf of Maine. Michael was founder and director of Warblers and Wildflowers Festival (1998-2007) and in 2008 organized a committee of concerned and forward-thinking people evolving the event into Acadia Birding Festival, currently in its 26th year (May 30 – June 2, 2024). Michael has over 35 years’ experience studying the birds of North America and brings a wealth of knowledge about neotropical migrants and the avifauna of the Eastern United States. Michael has traveled extensively in the US, Alaska, Europe, Australia, South America, and Cuba and is a regional business leader promoting sound ecologically practices in business, government and land development.
As a registered Maine guide, Michael has been guiding professionally for many years through his company Down East Nature Tours, LLC, focusing on avian ecology in the Gulf of Maine bioregion. Fields of expertise include wetland ecology, ornithology, environmental education, developmental and marine biology and human ecology. Michael spent many years studying numerous aspects of the Gulf of Maine while employed at the Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. In his spare time, he maintains Three Pines Bird Sanctuary in Town Hill, Maine, studying micro-habitat of neotropical migratory birds on Mount Desert Island, Maine and winter ecology in various neotropical countries like Cuba, when given the opportunity. He and his wife Lori have two children, Graham and Madeleine. He currently holds a BA (Biology) from Earlham College and an MS (Developmental Biology) from Utrecht University, The Netherlands, has taken several courses at College of the Atlantic and works with GIS students mapping eBird data.
THE QUESTIONS
What inspired you to run for warrant committee?
I have already served on the Warrant Committee for many years and understand the interworking of the committee, its goals of reviewing and making recommendations about municipal and school budget requests and supplemental appropriations and expenditures. I have been a Bar Harbor resident and taxpayer for over three decades. My two children were born and raised here, giving me an indepth understanding of our community and its needs. I have contributed to the economic success of Bar Harbor by owning and operating a successful birdwatching and nature tour company and have a unique perspective on our Islands Ecology in the Gulf of Maine. I am the founder of Acadia Birding Festival, successful for 26 years in bringing high quality tourist dollars to our community.
What are your thoughts on tax-payer-based spending in Bar Harbor?
Finding and expanding on more revenue streams is one important way to reduce the overall tax-burden of Bar Harbor taxpayers. Seeking grants to lower the overall cost of the new school is something that must be pursued by town government. Reducing property taxes should be the goal of the town government and I am dedicated to finding ways of doing this by working with the Town Council. I am in favor of anything that reduces the tax burden for Bar Harbor taxpayers.
What are your thoughts about redirecting parking fee revenues to non-parking-related budget items?
My first thoughts are that these large funds, generated from parking fees, should be used to reduce taxes for community taxpayers. One of the first places this money should go is to pay for the new and expensive Conners Emerson School, responsible for an increase in everyone’s taxes. These funds will be important for improvements to our roads and sidewalks along with any moneys generated from the Cruise Ships.
The Warrant Committee considers, investigates, and reports on all of the election warrant articles except for the candidates for Town Meeting. What particular skills do you have that you think will help you perform that role?
My skills were honed during my many years on Warrant Committee. I served as the chairman for the school budget and had a good understanding about the building infrastructure and the complex budgeting process for the school system and town. I served on the committee that investigated the electrical grid upgrades and redundancy. I served on the committee to look at the cruise ship pier proposed for the new marina and am very concerned that there appears to be no movement on building out the town marina or parking infrastructure on Eden Street by the current town council. This should be a priority and is what the majority of taxpayers voted for many years ago. I bring years of community service to the warrant committee and look forward to working with the taxpayers of Bar Harbor to lower taxes and study ways to increase revenue to lower taxes for them. I also bring a deep understanding of the ecology of Mount Desert Island
Why should voters trust you to represent their interests effectively?
I pledge my allegiance to the people and taxpayers of Bar Harbor. I do not and will not accept the status quo and will do my best to question and understand the problems and issues that affect the taxpayers of Bar Harbor.
*This article was updated on May 8 at 7:23 a.m. to include Michael Good’s responses. It was updated on May 9 at 7 a.m. to include his bio.
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