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Town of Bar Harbor Solar RFP issued

Town Council Public Hearing 2/15 on Ethics Ordinance Amendment

The Bar Harbor Town Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday, February 15 at 7:00 p.m. by videoconference to consider the following proposed amendment to Chapter 78 of the Bar Harbor Town Code. Comments may be made by joining the Zoom webinar and using ...

Board of Assessment Review Public Hearing 2/2 on Remote Participation Policy

The Board of Assessment Review will hold a public hearing Wednesday, February 2 at 5:00 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 3^rd Floor Conference Room, to hear comment on a proposed new policy on remote participation in meetings, as authorized under the Maine ...

Highway Equipment Operator - Position Vacancy

The Equipment Operator is directly responsible to the Highway Foreman.  The primary responsibility of the position is the operation and routine maintenance of heavy equipment:  backhoes, loaders, graders and trucks.  In addition...

Highway Foreman - Position Vacancy

The primary responsibility of the Highway Foreman position is to schedule and supervise work details in the construction and repair of public roadways, sidewalks, storm water infrastructure, buildings, grounds, parks, playgrounds, comfort stations, cemete...

Wastewater Maintenance Worker Job Opening

Bar Harbor Wastewater Division has an immediate opening

Transfer Station / Recycling Center Winter Hours 2021-2022

Town of Bar Harbor- Transfer Station and Recycling Facility

Effective October 1 – May 31

WINTER HOURS

MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY

8:00 AM TO 3:45 PM

THURSDAY and SATURDAY

8:00 AM to 11:45 AM

SUNDAY and HOLIDAYS – CLOSED

Transfer Station Phone 288-5201

Glen Mary Ice Rink is Open

The Glen Mary Ice Rink is now open daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM, weather and ice conditions permitting. There will be NO ATTENDANT ON DUTY, and use is at one's own risk. For your own safety and the safety of others, please abide by the posted rules.

Discarded Holiday Trees are Accepted at Kisma Preserve

Kisma Preserve is accepting discarded holiday trees at 446 Bar Harbor Road in Trenton. Deposits may be made to the right of the gate. Please do NOT BLOCK THE GATE. These trees are used for habitat for the wildlife at Kisma.

Town Council adopts Resolution Encouraging Everyone to Mask Up

Resolution of the Bar Harbor Town Council

January 18, 2021

WHEREAS, the United States experienced an outbreak of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and its associated disease COVID-19, and has documented over sixty-one million cases and over eight hundred and...

Making Your Home Healthy - Radon Measurement

Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer worldwide. High levels of radon gas occur naturally in Maine soil and water. The gas can move up into a house from the ground beneath where it is trapped in the air inside. Radon gas can also dissolve into ...

US CDC has shortened the isolation time for COVID-19 exposures

Given what we currently know about COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, CDC is shortening the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for people with COVID-19 to 5 days, if asymptomatic, followed by 5 days of wearing a mask when around others. The change...

Fuel Gas Detectors Now Required in Maine

Fuel Gas Detectors Now Required in Maine

The State of Maine has passed a law that goes into effect January 1, 2022 which requires the installation of a fuel gas detector in some commercial and residential buildings. The Law will require that an alarm be in...

Sign up to Receive Your Property Tax Bills Electronically

The Finance Office is pleased to offer an exciting service to property owners – electronic tax bill delivery. Stop receiving your annual property tax bills and any tax reminder notices in the mail and securely receive them in your email. Go paperless to...[Read on...]