Title

"Cover Story" piece on Bar Harbor and its Bar Harbor 2000 committee, which in 19

Authors

Meg Haskell

Source

Maine Times

Date

9-14-2000

Pages

7-8, 1

Abstract

"Cover Story" piece on Bar Harbor and its Bar Harbor 2000 committee, which in 1989 was charged with developing a new comprehensive plan to guide the town's growth into the new century. Bar Harbor has had a comprehensive plan on the books since 1907, but it has been revised several times. In 1989, work began on drafting the current plan, which was adopted in 1993. With details of how the plan responds to increasing development pressures, efforts to attract sustainable year-round employment, and the need to establish an acceptable balance between environmental protection and economic development, as explained by Bar Harbor planner Jim Campbell.

Subjects

Bar Harbor Growth, Cities and towns Growth

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