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Effective 7/29/2026, the excise tax on camper trailers (including horse trailers with living quarters) will be calculated according to the length of trailer, not the MSRP. Therefore, in order to register or reregister your camper trailer, we will need you to know the trailer’s length, excluding the hitch, rounded down to the nearest foot. We only need you to supply this information once; our system should then keep it for future renewals. We understand that the added requirement might be frustrating, but in most cases, this change will reduce the amount of excise tax you pay. We will also no longer need new trailers to be registered between 9:00 AM and noon; you may do so any time we are open. Please contact the clerk’s office with any questions.
Blue Hill Heritage Trust has advised the Town that, due to work being conducted on the wireless carriers’ equipment on Blue Hill Mountain, the hiking trails on Blue Hill Mountain will be closed on Monday, July 13. In addition, the field to the south of the parking area will be used to stage equipment and as a helicopter landing area, starting Sunday, July 12.
There likely will be an additional closure, either later in the same week or early in the next. We will post any associated closures when the specific timing is known.
Blue Hill had a total of 1,144 ballots cast, which is approximately 44% voter turnout!
The state Primary Election will take place tomorrow, June 9, in the Gordon Emerson Auditorium above the Town Office. The polls will be open between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM. The side door by the parking lot offers a wheelchair-accessible route to the polls. We will have a wheelchair-accessible voting booth and an ExpressVote machine set up for voters with visual impairments (or anyone else who would like to use it).
Please note that only enrolled Democrats, enrolled Republicans, and unenrolled voters are eligible to cast a ballot in this primary. Voters enrolled in third parties (Green Independent, Libertarian, etc.) cannot vote in this primary but will be able to vote in the general election in November. The Registrar of Voters will be present as usual to register new voters and update existing registrations, but due to the 15-day waiting period, it is too late to change your party enrollment for this primary.
Any outstanding absentee ballots must be received by the clerk by 8:00 PM to be counted; they may be brought into the polling place in person or dropped in the secure ballot drop box by the side door. Please do not drop them in the small black tax/sewer payment drop box by the front door – we will not check it before close of polls!
We are pleased to announce that the Town Office will be open in a limited capacity during our normal hours (8:00 AM to 4:00 PM). Please note that there will only be one clerk on staff; our priority is to serve residents with limited mobility so that they can consolidate trips to Town Hall, and if you bring a long or complicated transaction, we reserve the right to ask you to come back on a day when we are fully staffed. The Town Office will also be sporadically closed throughout the day when that clerk needs meal or bathroom breaks.
The Blue Hill/Surry Transfer Station scale is currently closed awaiting a repair. The Transfer Station is still open for all transactions that do not require the scale. In the meantime, Ellsworth Waste Services (15 Industrial Rd, Ellsworth) can take demolition debris. We apologize for the inconvenience and are hoping to have it up and running again soon. We will update this post when the issue has been resolved.
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry solicits public comment on the below proposal for the installation of a series of seasonal floats in Salt Pond. Comments should be directed to Anja.Parlin@maine.gov and must be received by June 10.
This morning’s system outage has been corrected, and we are now able to process transactions normally. Please allow some extra time for your transactions, as our internet connection remains slightly shaky. Thank you for your patience!
Absentee ballots for the June 9, 2026, Primary Election are available now. Voters who are enrolled in the Democratic or Republican parties, or who are not enrolled in any party, are eligible to receive a ballot. Unenrolled voters may choose either ballot. Our district does not have a Green Independent or Libertarian ballot. All absentee ballots must be requested by close of business on June 4 and are due back by close of polls (8:00 PM) on election day.
HOW to request your ballotBlue Hill Heritage Trust has advised the Town that, due to work being conducted on the wireless carriers’ equipment on Blue Hill Mountain, the Mountain will be closed to hikers on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
It is expected that there will be three additional one-day closures—one later this month two and in July. BHHT and the Town will post the specifics of these closures when the dates are known.