MCHT will manage the land with scientific assistance from Schoodic Institute. The primary goals are to maintain the mostly forested land as wildlife habitat and to support research and educational opportunities.
One bin will be for recyclable plastics, cans, newspapers, magazines and other paper. Another bin will be for cardboard and boxboard.
The 12th annual guide ranks schools on their recycling and conservation programs, use of renewable energy, reliance on local food systems, waste diversion and more.
The Bar Harbor Public Works Department went from picking up trash once a day to twice a day, seven days a week,
MRC reopened the sale to new potential purchasers in August, with DTE still in the mix but no longer with an exclusive option to purchase the facility.
The next steps toward making a deal include providing Marshall with the school’s current utility contract to determine if the school can change the type of power meter it uses.
Otter Creek residents and town officials say existing culverts are inadequate and that there is little marine life left in the inner cove.
The Mount Desert Select Board said in its letter to Mills that it is not opposed to aquaculture in general, but to the “industrial sized” fish farm that is being proposed.
Both the town and the school have been looking to incorporate solar technology for some time.
Members of the Select Board unanimously voted in favor of the town manager investigate what options the town has for recycling.
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