BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 18, 2024
A group of property owners in Northeast Harbor, all of whom are seasonal residents who own property near the planned development site, has filed a court appeal to try to overturn local approval of a workforce housing development. The project, proposed by the local nonprofit organization Mount Desert 365, would create six housing units reserved for income-qualified year-round residents at the corner of Neighborhood and Manchester roads in the Mount Desert village of Northeast Harbor. The group of seven property owners challenged the town’s approval in the state’s Business and Consumer Court, but Justice Thomas McKeon ruled last month in favor of the town and upheld the town’s approval of the proposed development.