The Town office will be closed for regular business the day of the Primary Election 3/5/24.
For more information about the range of services available at the Blue Hill Town Office, click Clerk Services.
The Town office will be closed for regular business the day of the Primary Election 3/5/24.
All dogs that are six months and older and reside in Blue Hill must be licensed annually. After Jan 31st, an automatic State late fee of $25 is applied to each license other than “new”.
You may get a license in person at the Town’s office.
For more information:
The Town Office will be closing at 3pm on Tuesday 1/16/24 due to weather.
Discounted Acadia passes will be available for purchase starting December 15th, 2023 at the Town Hall. The town will accept checks made out to the National Park Service for $35.00.
The Town Office and Transfer Station will be closed on Friday, November 10th in observance of Veteran’s Day.
An absentee ballot request must be received by the Municipal Clerk by the close of business on Thursday, November 2, 2023. *** Voted absentee ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. on November 7, 2023.
We will reopen Friday, 10/27/2023 at 8:00am.
Questions Appearing on the November 7, 2023 Ballot
Maine Citizen’s Guide to the Referendum Election
We are accepting Absentee Ballot requests at this time. We will be receiving ballots the second week in October. You must request an Absentee Ballot by the close of business on Thursday, November 2nd.
If you are interested in receiving an Absentee Ballot, there are multiple ways to request one:
In a press release issued today, the Select Board announced that Julie Atwell will join Town staff as Town Administrator, effective on or about September 29, 2023. Ms. Atwell has been Town Administrator in Jackson, NH for more than ten years and brings substantial experience relevant to Blue Hill.
The LD 290 “Property Tax Stabilization for Senior Citizens” program, enacted in August 2022, was repealed by the Maine Legislature on July 6, 2023.
The popularly regarded program had allowed Maine seniors 65 and older who owned a permanent residence for at least 10 years and were receiving (or eligible for) a homestead exemption, to freeze taxes at the previous year’s level regardless of income.
The repeal of this program means there will be no reapplication process and no need to follow-up with the Assessing Department in late August/early September, as previously communicated.