Town of Blue Hill

Category: Public Hearings

News items announcing public hearings. These items are typically tagged with a category identifying the body holding the hearing.

  • Harbor Dredging Project – Public Hearing #2

    A public meeting has been scheduled on April 4th at 5:30pm in Town Hall to educate the Blue Hill community on the proposed project to dredge Blue Hill Harbor to create an all-tides channel and turning basin in the harbor. A representative from the US Army Corps of Engineers will be attending to answer technical questions related to the proposed project. This project is being voted on at Town Meeting on April 7th – Article #3 in the Town Warrant.

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  • Planning Board Agenda 2/8/2023

    Planning Board Agenda

  • 1/11/2023 Planning Board Agenda/Public Hearing

    1/11/2023 Planning Board Agenda

  • Planning Board Public Hearing 1/11/2023

    TOWN OF BLUE HILL, MAINE
    NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

    IN RE: SolAmerica Energy, LLC Proposal for Solar Energy Facility
    (165 South Street, Blue Hill, Maine) (Tax Map 33 Lot 19A)

    Notice is hereby given that the Town of Blue Hill Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at the Blue Hill Town Office, 18 Union Street, Blue Hill, Maine, for the purpose of accepting additional limited public testimony on a proposal of SolAmerica to construct a large-scale solar farm.  Members of the public may attend the public hearing, but only those abutting lot owners who did not receive notice of the Planning Board’s prior public hearings held on this matter will be allowed to testify.

  • SolAmerica Energy Appeals Board Hearing

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  • Select Board Agenda: 8/29/2022

    Click here to review the preliminary August 29th Select Board meeting agenda. Note: items may be added to, or removed from, the agenda prior to the meeting. The minutes will be posted weekly.

  • USDA Rural Development Funding Public Hearing

    A public hearing has been scheduled for August 29th at 5:30 pm in the Meeting Room at the Blue Hill Town Hall. This hearing is a requirement for the USDA Rural Development application regarding funding for the wastewater treatment facility. The hearing will generally cover:

    • A brief description of the project
    • The cost and funding the town has applied for
    • Public questions and comments

    The select board meeting will continue business directly following the hearing.

  • Harbor Dredging Meeting Notes

    A public meeting was held on August 11 to educate the Blue Hill community on the proposed project to dredge Blue Hill Harbor to create an all-tides channel and turning basin in the harbor. 

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  • Harbor Dredging Public Meeting

    Harbor Dredging Public Meeting

    A public meeting has been scheduled for August 11 at 5:30pm in the Gordon Emerson Auditorium in the Blue Hill Town Hall. It is hoped that this meeting will be useful to inform the Select Board as to how to proceed with the process of putting the project to a vote of the Town–including specifics as to what the Town will be asked to consider as it votes on the project (expected at the next annual Town Meeting).

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  • Draft Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Posted

    The Planning Board has drafted an update and amendment to the Town’s Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.

    A copy of the draft amendment is available here and summary of changes.

    The proposed next steps are a public hearing to provide further information on the ordinance and to take any comments from the public and to seek Town approval of the amended ordinance at this year’s Annual Town Meeting.