BAR HARBOR, May 26, 2023 - The local chamber of commerce, which receives taxpayers support, has joined APPLL Maine, the group of businesses actively suing the town over its cruise ship visitation cap, Chamber President Gary “Bo” Jennings confirmed this week in an email responding to questions from the QSJ.
Equating a cruise ship passenger cap with societal discrimination against protected classes is a disgusting new low even for the Chamber. The "Bar Harbor Welcomes All" PR campaign was obviously winking at cynical pinkwashing from the start, but it's good to have Jennings on the record making apparent exactly how abominably cynical it all is.
Thank you for staying on top of this issue. I find the behavior by members of the Chamber of Commerce, and the goings-on related to the B&B/hotel, very disturbing. I plan to support the businesses who are NOT supporting the cruise ship influx.
The chamber of commerce only cares about selling out our town to the cruise ships.
We need fewer tourists not more. We’re suffocating here.
The chamber of commerce also doesn’t care about anyone that doesn’t own a restaurant, inn, or trinket shop. They have no interest in growing out year-round economy or making our town less dependent on seasonal tourism.
I wish none of my tax dollars went to that organization.
l'll be the idea man and you be the money man, cutesy Mich guy, who hides behind a quixotic shield. lnstead of wasting time on your time being a funny man and fighting a windmills, go study case/marine law and find something that could actually help your cause?
I am one of the partitioners and no one on the team is rich. We won in November. So Freddie put that in your pipe and smoke it. You have already lost your bet.
The business of America is business. For good or bad, this is a fact that money indeed talks. The majority of home owners in Bar Harbor have bought after 1990 (personal observation, no backing facts). They knew what they were getting into when they bought, "in town". Personally, l preferred Bass Harbor to Bar harbor and bought (2017) where l could be far enough away from Bar Harbor but still enjoy/use it as needed. Historically it has been a resort town since the 1880's. Good luck to all sides in this controversy, but l would be betting on the side of those interests that have the most money >>> as l sit in Bass Harbor watching the lobster boats and Swan's Island Ferry come and go.
Equating a cruise ship passenger cap with societal discrimination against protected classes is a disgusting new low even for the Chamber. The "Bar Harbor Welcomes All" PR campaign was obviously winking at cynical pinkwashing from the start, but it's good to have Jennings on the record making apparent exactly how abominably cynical it all is.
Thank you for staying on top of this issue. I find the behavior by members of the Chamber of Commerce, and the goings-on related to the B&B/hotel, very disturbing. I plan to support the businesses who are NOT supporting the cruise ship influx.
Thanks for the news, no on Bo!
The chamber of commerce only cares about selling out our town to the cruise ships.
We need fewer tourists not more. We’re suffocating here.
The chamber of commerce also doesn’t care about anyone that doesn’t own a restaurant, inn, or trinket shop. They have no interest in growing out year-round economy or making our town less dependent on seasonal tourism.
I wish none of my tax dollars went to that organization.
l'll be the idea man and you be the money man, cutesy Mich guy, who hides behind a quixotic shield. lnstead of wasting time on your time being a funny man and fighting a windmills, go study case/marine law and find something that could actually help your cause?
I am one of the partitioners and no one on the team is rich. We won in November. So Freddie put that in your pipe and smoke it. You have already lost your bet.
The business of America is business. For good or bad, this is a fact that money indeed talks. The majority of home owners in Bar Harbor have bought after 1990 (personal observation, no backing facts). They knew what they were getting into when they bought, "in town". Personally, l preferred Bass Harbor to Bar harbor and bought (2017) where l could be far enough away from Bar Harbor but still enjoy/use it as needed. Historically it has been a resort town since the 1880's. Good luck to all sides in this controversy, but l would be betting on the side of those interests that have the most money >>> as l sit in Bass Harbor watching the lobster boats and Swan's Island Ferry come and go.