Mount Desert public meetings in 2024
4 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Economic Development Committee
The Committee will discuss strategies for preserving year-round housing following the defeat of a short-term rental ordinance. Updates are scheduled for the Broadband, Heel Way, and Main Street projects. The meeting also includes officer elections and discussions regarding committee funding.
- Election of Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary
- Updates on Broadband, Heel Way Project, and Main Street Project
- Discussion on year-round housing preservation
- Consideration of funding for legal, accounting, insurance, and staffing expenses
Planning Board
The Planning Board will review a pre-application sketch plan for Subdivision #001-2024. The application by Broadway Cabin, LLC proposes dividing Lot #5 within the Sol Terre Subdivision on Aspen Way.
- Sketch plan review for subdivision #001-2024 at Aspen Way
- Proposal to divide Lot #5 within the Sol Terre Subdivision
Selectboard
The Selectboard will review several infrastructure and financial items. This includes a request to solicit bids for a $2,845,000 General Obligation Bond and a paving bid of $352,410. The board will also consider committee disbandment and new staff appointments.
- Soliciting bids for a $2,845,000 General Obligation Bond
- Reviewing a $352,410 paving bid from Northeast Paving
- Authorizing the purchase of a Ram 5500 dump truck with plow equipment
- Disbanding the Broadband Committee effective July 1, 2024
- Approving fire suppression equipment for Maple Lane Apartments via CDBG grant
Planning Board
The Planning Board will review applications from Northeast Harbor Fleet, Inc. regarding properties at 48 South Shore Road. Proposed work includes reconstructing a marine structure, shoreline stabilization, and the relocation of the existing Fleet House. The board will also receive an update from the Land Use Zoning Ordinance Advisory Group.
- Marine structure reconstruction and shoreline stabilization at 48 South Shore Road
- Reconstruction of a concrete slab and flagpole at 48 South Shore Road
- Relocation of the existing Fleet House at 48 South Shore Road
- Update from the Land Use Zoning Ordinance Advisory Group