The Mount Desert Board of Selectmen recommended Jan. 3 that the town divest itself of its interest in a parcel of Otter Creek property. The recommendation, which must be approved during the May town meeting, was due in part to the convoluted nature of the town’s part-ownership in the property.
According to a Dec. 14 memo from Mount Desert Tax Assessor Kyle Avila, the eight-acre parcel is owned by Julie Chase …