What a remarkable financial recovery the St Germains seem to have made! Despite owning several restaurants, several rental properties, and a share of the 44 room B&B going up on Cottage Street when last we heard from wife NINA she was excusing the un-permitted rental of rooms in her lavish private residence as financially necessary to allow her to afford remaining as a "stay at home mom." Next thing ya know she and her hubby are attempting an expensive move/renovation of the old Bar Harbor Water Company building to a zone permitting more rental rooms. One wonders just how much it was costing her to stay at home? And just how much was she charging for those un-permitted rental rooms?
It’s pretty hilarious how many multi-millionaires in Bar Harbor want us to believe they are barely scraping by and that they need an ever growing crowd of tourists coming here to feed their families
The last thing the town needs is more transient accommodations. We’re crowded enough, adding the ability to accommodate more overnight guests will just make it worse.
Democracy is under siege. What's the point of a citizen's initiative vote if the town council can have it overturned by committee? MDI is a destination location and did very well before cruise ships. The initiative accepts cruise ships as a fact of our island's life, passes muster as a reasonable compromise but truth be told the real issue is how our progeny iwill be affected. This is a knee jerk reaction catering to today's selfish interests. It the council had even a modicum of perspective shore power would be a hot button issue and not pie in the sky that for now is crisp and clean It's impossible to believe this reminder of the filth cruise ships generate when there's a way to reduce it by 80% is dismissed out of hand. Don't any elected/appointed officials hear George Dorr saying shame on your short sightedness.
The most concerning part of this is wondering what “redevelop” means for that property. That is indeed a lovely old building, why not use it where it is? I fear it will be for another big, ugly, “B and B” like the one that he has built downtown.
What a remarkable financial recovery the St Germains seem to have made! Despite owning several restaurants, several rental properties, and a share of the 44 room B&B going up on Cottage Street when last we heard from wife NINA she was excusing the un-permitted rental of rooms in her lavish private residence as financially necessary to allow her to afford remaining as a "stay at home mom." Next thing ya know she and her hubby are attempting an expensive move/renovation of the old Bar Harbor Water Company building to a zone permitting more rental rooms. One wonders just how much it was costing her to stay at home? And just how much was she charging for those un-permitted rental rooms?
It’s pretty hilarious how many multi-millionaires in Bar Harbor want us to believe they are barely scraping by and that they need an ever growing crowd of tourists coming here to feed their families
When is enough enough?
The last thing the town needs is more transient accommodations. We’re crowded enough, adding the ability to accommodate more overnight guests will just make it worse.
Democracy is under siege. What's the point of a citizen's initiative vote if the town council can have it overturned by committee? MDI is a destination location and did very well before cruise ships. The initiative accepts cruise ships as a fact of our island's life, passes muster as a reasonable compromise but truth be told the real issue is how our progeny iwill be affected. This is a knee jerk reaction catering to today's selfish interests. It the council had even a modicum of perspective shore power would be a hot button issue and not pie in the sky that for now is crisp and clean It's impossible to believe this reminder of the filth cruise ships generate when there's a way to reduce it by 80% is dismissed out of hand. Don't any elected/appointed officials hear George Dorr saying shame on your short sightedness.
The most concerning part of this is wondering what “redevelop” means for that property. That is indeed a lovely old building, why not use it where it is? I fear it will be for another big, ugly, “B and B” like the one that he has built downtown.
Oof, that "B&B," what a monstrosity.