With Less Than Nine Business Days Left to Get Nomination Papers in, Little Interest Shown in Bar Harbor Council Seats
MDI High School Board of Trustees Also Lacking Candidates
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BAR HARBOR—With four seats up for grabs on the Bar Harbor Town Council only three candidates, incumbents Earl Brechlin and Randy Sprague, and candidate Nina St.Germain have taken out nomination papers as of 2:50 p.m., today, April 1. Of those two, only Brechlin has turned in his nomination papers.
The MDI High School Board of Trustees, which has two open seats, has garnered no candidates as of yet.
Below is the list of potential candidates who have taken out papers.
Town Council
Two seats - three-year term
Earl Brechlin (incumbent) – three-year term - papers turned in
One seat - two-year term
Randy Sprague (incumbent) – two-year term - papers taken out
One seat one-year term
Nina St.Germain - one-year term - papers taken out
Warrant Committee
Five seats for three-year terms
Louise Lopez (incumbent) – three-year term - papers turned in
Robert Chaplin (incumbent) – three-year term - papers turned in
Eben Salvatore (incumbent) – three-year term - papers turned in
Vicky Smith (incumbent) – three-year term - papers turned in
Jeff Young (incumbent) – three-year term - papers taken out
Tammy Bloom – three-year term - papers taken out
Jeremiah Graham – three-year term - papers taken out
One seat for two-year term
Micheal Good – two-year term - papers turned in
Conners Emerson School Committee
Two seats for three-year terms
Tyson Starling (incumbent) – three-year term - papers turned in
Tracey Neel - three-year term - papers taken out
Carlyle Paul - three-year term - papers taken out
MDI High School Board of Trustees
One seat for three-year term
No candidate has taken out papers as of the publishing of this article
One seat for one-year term
No candidate has taken out papers as of the publishing of this article
Current seat holders who have not yet taken out papers for reelection
Town Council
Matthew Hochman, term expires 2025 – three-year term
Meagan Kelly (Interim until June 2025), term expires 2026 – one-year term
Warrant Committee
Julie Berberian, term expires 2025 – chose not to run again
Conners Emerson School Committee
Alexandra Simis, term expires 2025 – chose not to run again
MDI High School Board of Trustees
Larry Sweet, term expires 2025 – three-year term
Nomination papers are available at the town clerk’s office, 93 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor.
Deadline for filing nomination papers is Friday, April 11, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
The residents of Bar Harbor will vote for these elected officials at their annual municipal election on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at the town office, 93 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor.
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Who would want to run with all the negativity!
Is this surprising- it a stew of old boy (and gal) entrenched interests and the strain of supporting a tourist centric model that is slowly killing the town. Divisive and not solution seeking.