Public Hearings – Town of Blue Hill

Blaze Public Hearing Tabled

08/09/2026 scott (Public Hearings, Select Board)

The Select Board is tabling a public hearing scheduled for its meeting on Monday, August 10 at 5:45pm to receive public feedback on a proposed administrative consent agreement between the Town of Blue Hill and Pub Ciao, LLC (d/b/a Blaze Blue Hill), which was prepared to address various violations of town ordinances on the property at 66 Main Street.

The Blue Hill Select Board is responsible for enforcing the Town’s land use ordinances by either directing the town attorney to take judicial enforcement action against a violator or by entering into a settlement agreement with the violator to resolve the violation. In this role, the Select Board must vote on a mutually agreed upon settlement agreement, and may accept public comment on the terms of the settlement. This is not a forum to discuss the future of the town’s village area, the merits of a downtown business, or any topic beyond the settlement terms.

Over the weekend, it became apparent that there is not full agreement on the terms of a settlement between Blaze Blue Hill and the Town. Accordingly, the Select Board’s review and consideration of any mutually-agreed-to settlement agreement will be tabled to a future date.

Blaze Public Hearing Scheduled

08/08/2026 scott (Presentations, Public Hearings, Select Board)

The Select Board has scheduled a public hearing at its next meeting on Monday, August 10 at 5:45pm to receive public feedback on a proposed administrative consent agreement (available here) between the Town of Blue Hill and Pub Ciao, LLC (d/b/a Blaze Blue Hill).

This agreement was developed to address various violations of town ordinances.

Public Hearing: Blue Chill Mobile Vending

04/16/2026 scott (Public Hearings, Select Board)

The Town of Blue Hill will hold a public hearing to consider approval of a mobile vending permit during the April 27, 2026, Select Board meeting which will be held at 5:45 p.m. at the Blue Hill Town Office. The application is for The Blue Chill LLC.

For more information, please contact the Town Office.

2026 Budget/Property Tax Slides

03/28/2026 scott (Budget Committee, Presentations, Public Hearings, School Committee, Select Board, Town Meetings)

A public hearing on the GSA Excess Charge referendum question and a review of the 2026 budget (and potential property tax implications) was held on Thursday, March 26.

A copy of the PowerPoint slides shown during that meeting is available here.

PUBLIC HEARING: GSA & Warrant Review

03/25/2026 scott (Budget Committee, Public Hearings, School Committee, Select Board)

Reminder: There will a public hearing to discuss the GSA Excess Tuition request on Thusday, March 26 in the Gordon Emerson Auditorium at the Blue Hill Town Hall. The hearing will begin at 6:00pm.

All items to be considered by a referendum vote (such as the GSA request) must be preceded by a public hearing to allow voters to debate the pros and cons of the question.

After the public hearing, the Select Board, School Committee/Superintendent, and Budget Committee will review a summary of the budget articles in this year’s warrant, together with the potential property tax implications of the Town’s voting. This is intended as an opportunity to better understand the budget and to prepare for Town Meeting.

For members of the public interested in reviewing more detailed budgets, the municipal budget is available here and the school budget is available here.

Public Hearing Reminder

10/20/2025 scott (Public Hearings, Warrants)

In advance of the November 4th election and Special Town Meeting, a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, October 22 in the Gordon Emerson Auditorium at the Blue Hill Town Hall.

The hearing will provide an opportunity for the public to speak in favor of, or against, the two questions to be put to Blue Hill voters:

Do you favor the establishment of and the town’s participation in the Toddy Pond Watershed Management District and the appropriation of $780 to provide the town’s share of the estimated budget for the first year of operation of the Toddy Pond Watershed Management District?
To see if the Town of Blue Hill will vote to opt-in to permit the operation of licensed Adult-Use Marijuana Stores (also known as retail marijuana stores) within the town, pursuant to Title 28-B of the Maine Revised Statutes, and further to direct the Blue Hill Select Board to develop a municipal ordinance for the regulation and local licensing of such stores, said ordinance to be presented for voter approval at a future Town Meeting.

A link for remote participation via Teams has been posted on the Town website calendar.

Select Board Meeting and Public Hearning Agenda

10/14/2025 scott (Agenda, Public Hearings, Select Board)

The draft agenda for the Select Board meeting and Blaze public hearing to be held on October 14, 2025 is available here.

County Budget Hearing

09/30/2025 scott (Public Hearings)

A public hearing will be held on September 30, 2025 at 8:30am to review the draft budget for Hancock County. The meeting will be held on the County Commissioners’ room at the Ellsworth City Hall.
The full announcement is available here.

2026 HC Proposed Budget 2026-2027 UT Proposed Budget for Public Hearing Download

Wharf Redesign Recap

09/22/2025 scott (Marine Resources Committee, Presentations, Public Hearings)

A public engagement meeting was held last week to review conceptual designs to make the Town’s wharves more storm resilient and less prone to flooding. About 20-25 attendees were presented with a description of the issues facing the wharves and some design examples (see the presentation).

At the meeting, it was agreed to share a summary of comments made at the meeting, and to solicit any additional comments or corrections, for two weeks. Please review the attached summary and email any additional thoughts to smiller@bluehillme.gov for inclusion in the final report and feedback for the engineers.

Blue Hill Wharf Meeting: Tuesday 6:00pm

09/13/2025 scott (Harbormaster, Marine, Marine Resources Committee, Public Hearings, Select Board)

There will be a public meeting to review conceptual designs for providing long-term protection of Blue Hill’s Village and South Blue Hill wharves against damage from increased storm intensity and for enhanced access for commercial fishermen and recreational users.

This is the Town’s opportunity to understand the alternatives for this potential project and to comment on design, timing, and next steps for the town’s future investment in the wharves. The work reviewed in this meeting will likely guide the Town’s investment in its wharves over the next decade–an investment that could represent several million dollars. So taxpayers are encouraged to educate themselves, regardless of whether they use the wharves.

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 16 at 6:00pm in the Town Hall Auditorium. Presenting their research and designs will be GEI Consultants, a Portland-based engineering firm retained to help the town assess the risks to our waterfront infrastructure and to apply their expertise to assisting the town in evaluating strategies for protection of these assets.

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