Town Council again weighs in on cruise ships
BAR HARBOR The Bar Harbor Town Council took another step toward addressing cruise ships this week with a detailed motion that seeks to engage the citizens in future planning and limit the number that could come into town.
“I would like to propose a motion to establish cruise ship policy by developing a mailed survey of Bar Harbor residents, holding a public hearing and placing a proposed limit on the number of cruise ships and disembarking passengers on the June 2021 town meeting warrant,” said council member Gary Friedmann.
The motion carried 4-2 (Cough, Hochman). Chairman Jeff Dobbs was absent from the meeting.
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Town provides funding for racial equity training
BAR HARBOR Bar Harbor town officials have agreed to fund a request by the MDI Racial Equity Working Group (REWG) for town staff to participate in a two-day virtual workshop in January, led by the North Carolina-based Racial Equity Institute, about historical and structural racism.
MDI REWG asked the town of Bar Harbor to pay to send a total of 19 participants, a mix of 14 town employees and councilors as well as an additional five community members, to the training. The cost is $400 per person.
A motion to fund the $7,600 for all requested attendees passed unanimously at last week’s Town Council meeting.