Bar Harbor Town Council Candidate Forums Monday May 8 and Tuesday May 9

To say that the Bar Harbor Town Council elections in June this year are one of the most important in recent history isn't an understatement. The new Council will have to find a new Town Manager, fund a new school or major repair at Conners-Emerson, deal with the cruise ships and passenger limits and the outcome of the suit, as well as continue to deal with the lack of affordable housing, vacation rentals and anything else that might pop up! It's a plateful and a half!

The League of Women Voters will be hosting 2 candidate forums, the first on Monday, May 8 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Monday forum will focus on the 4 candidates running to complete Jeff Dobbs' 2-year term. The candidates include;: Brooke Blomquist, Earl Brechlin, Keith Goodrich, and Charles Sidman. The forum will be moderated by Chris Crockett,

If you have questions that you would like to hear the candidates address, you may submit them to downeast@lwvme.org.

Registration to watch the forum on Zoom is not required. Here's the link to the Zoom forum

The Tuesday, May 9th forum will take place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

This event will feature all 7 candidates for the three-year term: Maya Caines, Erin Cough, Gary "Bo" Jennings, Cosmo Nims, Val Peacock, Kyle Shank, and Nathan Young. The forum will be moderated by Chris Crockett,

If you have questions that you would like to hear the candidates address, you may submit them to downeast@lwvme.org.

Registration to watch the forum on Zoom is not required. Here's the link to the Zoom forum