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  • 2022 Annual Town Meeting Information

    Town Meeting Schedule

    This year’s Annual Town Meeting will be held on Friday, April 1, 2022 for elections and referenda items and Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Blue Hill Consolidated School gymnasium for the open town meeting.

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  • Cianbro Selected for Falls Bridge

    Maine DOT has informed the Town that it has selected Cianbro, a Maine-based construction firm, to perform the replacement of the Falls Bridge in South Blue Hill.

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  • Planning Board Hearing Scheduled

    There will be a Planning Board hearing scheduled for February 9th, 2022 @ 5:30 to discuss the building expansion for Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. The meeting will be held both in person (in the Auditorium at Town Hall) and via Zoom. Please refer to the call information below.

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  • Broadband Committee Issues Status Report

    The Blue Hill Broadband Committee, together with the Broadband Committees of Brooksville, Deer Isle, and Penobscot, issued a report on the status of the four towns’ efforts to bring broadband internet to every location in their municipalities.  

    The report is available at this link.  It is organized so the first four pages provide a summary of the process and recommendations; the remainder of the report is detail for those who want to pursue a deeper dive into the committees’ work.

  • Online Burn Permits: Now Free

    Online burn permits are now free through the State of Maine online portal.

    Burn permits are also available through our Fire Chief, Matthew Dennison. Please call the Town Hall if you would like to obtain a burn permit through our office instead of the online portal.

  • 2021 Warrant for Special Town Meeting Posted

    The warrant for the December 6 Special Town Meeting has been signed and posted.

  • Winter Storm Parking Ban in Effect

    The Town of Blue Hill winter storm parking ban is in effect from November 1 through May 1. Parking on the street is prohibited during storms and inclement weather.

    Please refer to this note from MaineDOT regarding mailbox policies.

  • Special Town Meeting

    There will be a special town meeting held on December 6, 2021 @ 6pm. The meeting will be held in the Select Board Room at the Town Hall.

    Topics of the special town meeting include (more items may be added as needed:

    • Shall the Town approve to pay $27,750 out of undesignated funds to pay Hancock County Planning Commission for their services assisting the town in the creation of a Comprehensive Plan?
  • Cemetery Plot Sale Moratorium

    Effective immediately, the Select Board has approved a six-month moratorium on all cemetery plot sales.

    For more information please call the Town Office at 374-2281.

  • Budget Committee Members Needed

    If you are interested in volunteering for the Budget Committee, please call the Town Office (374-2281) or email the Town Administrator. Appointments to the committee are for a 3 year term and there are 2-3 seats open.