The Army Corps of Engineers has informed the Town that its final report has been approved, and that the “feasibility phase” of the proposed dredging project is nearing completion. This post provides access to the full report, including exhibits.
Continue reading “ACOE Dredging Report Released”The Budget Committee will meet Tuesday March 1, 2022 @ 5:30 in the Select Board room at the Town Hall.
Continue reading “Budget Committee Meeting”The Select Board, in coordination with the Marine Resource Committee, has drafted a significant update and amendment to the Town’s Harbor Ordinance.
A copy of the draft amendment is available here.
The proposed next steps are a public hearing to provide further information on the ordinance and to take any comments from the public (to be scheduled in the next four weeks) and to seek Town approval of the amended ordinance at this year’s Annual Town Meeting.
The Blue Hill Town Office will be closed from 8:00am to 1:00pm on February 16 and 17 for staff training.
The office will be open for business as usual at 1:00pm on both days.
Due to inclement weather, the Town Office will be closed on Friday. The office will re-open on Monday, February 7. Stay safe!
Town Meeting Absentee ballot requests are now available and can be requested by telephone (207-374-2281) or by email (sshaffer@bluehillme.gov). (When emailing, please provide your full legal name, date of birth, physical and mailing addresses and phone number. Requests without this information may delay your ballot.)
Continue reading “Town Meeting Absentee Ballots”This year’s Annual Town Meeting will be held on Friday, April 1, 2022 for elections and referenda items and Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Blue Hill Consolidated School gymnasium for the open town meeting.
Continue reading “2022 Annual Town Meeting Information”Maine DOT has informed the Town that it has selected Cianbro, a Maine-based construction firm, to perform the replacement of the Falls Bridge in South Blue Hill.
Continue reading “Cianbro Selected for Falls Bridge”There will be a Planning Board hearing scheduled for February 9th, 2022 @ 5:30 to discuss the building expansion for Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. The meeting will be held both in person (in the Auditorium at Town Hall) and via Zoom. Please refer to the call information below.
Continue reading “Planning Board Hearing Scheduled”The Blue Hill Broadband Committee, together with the Broadband Committees of Brooksville, Deer Isle, and Penobscot, issued a report on the status of the four towns’ efforts to bring broadband internet to every location in their municipalities.
The report is available at this link. It is organized so the first four pages provide a summary of the process and recommendations; the remainder of the report is detail for those who want to pursue a deeper dive into the committees’ work.