Acreage: 25,699Sq. Mi.: Land 36.9 Water 18.3
Villages: Hall Quarry, Northeast Harbor, Otter Creek, Pretty Marsh, Seal Harbor, Somesville
Municipal Building: 21 Sea Street, P.O. Box 248, Northeast Harbor 04662; Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; 276-5531, fax 276-3232, mtdesert.org, e-mail [email protected]
Town Government: Town Manager, Board of Selectmen (5)
Town Manager: Durlin E. Lunt Jr. 276-5531
Board Chr.: John Macauley 276-5531
Town Clerk: Claire Woolfolk 276-5531
Treasurer: Kathryn A. Mahar 276-5531
Tax Collector: Lisa Young 276-5531
Assessor: Kyle Avila 276-5531
Registrar of Voters: Claire Woolfolk 276-5531
Emergency Management: Michael Bender 276-5531
Welfare Director: Durlin E. Lunt Jr. 276-5531
Finance Director: Durlin E. Lunt Jr. 276-5531
Economic Development Director: Jacqueline Hewitt
Public Works Director: Anthony Smith 276-5743
Road Commissioner: Durlin E. Lunt Jr. 276-5531
Code Enforcement: Kimberly Keene 276-5731
Building/Plumbing Inspector: Kimberly Keene 276-5731
Police Chief: James Willis Jr. 276-5111
Fire Chief: Michael Bender 276-5111
Animal Control Officer: Kevin Edgecomb 276-5111
Health Officer: Durlin E. Lunt Jr. 276-5531
Sanitation Superintendent: Benjamin Jacobs
Harbor Master: John Lemoine 276-5531
Supt. of Schools: Dr. Marc E. Gousse 288-5049
School Board (5): Chr. Caroline Pryor; meets first Wed. each month
Planning Board (7): Chr. William Hanley; meets second and fourth Wed. each month
Appeals Board (7): Chr. William N. Ferm; meets as needed
Assessment Review (5): Chr. James R. Bright; meets as needed
House Dist. 135 and 134 — Rep. Brian L. Hubbell (D); Rep. Walter A. Kumiega III (D)
Senate Dist. 7 — Sen. Brian D. Langley (R)
County Commissioner Dist. 3 — Antonio Blasi (D)
Zoning: Implemented 1978; last amended 2016
Comprehensive Plan: 2009
Last Townwide Valuation: 2007
Fiscal Year: July 1-June 30
Town Meeting: First Mon. in May
Municipal Election: First Mon. in May
Fire Department: Municipal 911
Ambulance: Northeast Harbor Ambulance Service 276-5111
Libraries: Northeast Harbor Library 276-3333, Seal Harbor Library 276-5306, Somesville Library 244-7404
School: Mount Desert Elementary School 276-3348
Post Offices: Northeast Harbor 04662, 276-3221; Mount Desert (Somesville) 04660, 244-5480; Seal Harbor 04675, 276-5341
Ferry Service: Beal & Bunker 244-3575
Water Service: Mount Desert Water District (quasi-municipal) 276-3733
Sewer Service: Town of Mount Desert 276-5738
Trash Collection/Recycling: Town of Mount Desert 276-5733
Wastewater Treatment: Town of Mount Desert 276-5738
Cable TV: Spectrum (800) 892-4357
Chamber of Commerce: Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce 276-5040
Churches: Congregational 3, Episcopal 1, Roman Catholic 1
Banks: Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Camden National Bank, The First
Population: 1980: 2,063; 1990: 1,899; 2000: 2,109; 2010: 2,053
Year-round/Seasonal Residences: 1980: 872/676; 1990: 930/770; 2000: 1,017/883
2010 Population by Ages
0-4 87
5-19 278
20-44 475
45-64 774
65 up 439
TOTAL 2,053
Median Age 50.7
Registered and Unenrolled Voters
Democrat 753
Green Independent 73
Libertarian 0
Republican 503
Unenrolled 614
Total 1,943
2017 Mill Rate: .00742