Reading about the issues in SWH I'd mind boggling. Our family vacationed in that area for over 40 years. We rented a cabin and so enjoyed all the beauty of Mt. Desert Island.
My husband and I have been involved in our community for many years and will not presume to give advice to other communities. That being said, could the community be eligible for funds from the new infrastructure bill. Perhaps your congressman could help.
Good morning. l look to Key West as a model/path to which way the wind is blowing in the cruise industry vs. local concern. ln Dec. '21, 10 ships skipped the port, after a local referendum passed critical of the industry. They substituted it with another port and only two came in. As always the law of unintended consequences has to be considered. A state, Federal, or Maritime law could be enforced and if there wasn't one, one could be passed with the correct political climate. The FL. governor is pro go-go business and is all in for a free for all. As for Bar Harbor vs. cruise ships >>> the Feds recently pledged 6 (?) million to finish the jetty off Bald Porcupine. That gives them a current interest in the game and increased visitors can only mean more folks going through the gates at the Sand Beach Entry Station.
Could the cruise ship "contracts" being referred to actually be with the company that accommodates the tenders from the cruise ships, rather than with the town of Bar Harbor?
Reading about the issues in SWH I'd mind boggling. Our family vacationed in that area for over 40 years. We rented a cabin and so enjoyed all the beauty of Mt. Desert Island.
My husband and I have been involved in our community for many years and will not presume to give advice to other communities. That being said, could the community be eligible for funds from the new infrastructure bill. Perhaps your congressman could help.
Good morning. l look to Key West as a model/path to which way the wind is blowing in the cruise industry vs. local concern. ln Dec. '21, 10 ships skipped the port, after a local referendum passed critical of the industry. They substituted it with another port and only two came in. As always the law of unintended consequences has to be considered. A state, Federal, or Maritime law could be enforced and if there wasn't one, one could be passed with the correct political climate. The FL. governor is pro go-go business and is all in for a free for all. As for Bar Harbor vs. cruise ships >>> the Feds recently pledged 6 (?) million to finish the jetty off Bald Porcupine. That gives them a current interest in the game and increased visitors can only mean more folks going through the gates at the Sand Beach Entry Station.
Could the cruise ship "contracts" being referred to actually be with the company that accommodates the tenders from the cruise ships, rather than with the town of Bar Harbor?