A preliminary 2012-2013 municipal budget recently approved by the Southwest Harbor Board of Selectmen shows a 2.2 percent decrease in town expenditures from the prior year’s figures. Budgets for the Pemetic School and the town contribution to Mount Desert Island High...
The Tremont Volunteer Fire Department’s chief, Wayne Patton, said his department is concerned that a new state law to allow the sale and use of consumer fireworks could mean more fires to battle. At the Planning Board’s Jan. 24 meeting, Patton presented a proposed...
The following building permits were issued in the town of Mount Desert from Jan. 23 to Jan. 27. Jan. 23 David Rockefeller, 39 Cooksey Drive, Seal Harbor; to convert an existing tea house into a single family dwelling. Construct new addition in compliance with...
After reviewing a boilerplate contract renewal from Time Warner for high-speed cable service, Tremont’s Internet Exploratory Committee recommended the town request that the house-density requirement for obtaining cable access be halved. The boilerplate contract...
The following building permits were issued in Bar Harbor for the week ending Jan. 27. Jan. 23 Joseph S. Gerstner, 17 Albert Meadow Unit 3; to replace two existing 5 feet by 17 feet wood open-frame decks in the same location, same size, per plan submitted; $13,940....
