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Article: Cruise ship access raises concerns in Bar Harbor Government interfering in docking business an issue
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- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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BAR HARBOR - Because of federal regulations that went into effect
in 2002, it has been nearly eight years since cruise ship tenders
dropped off and picked up passengers at the local municipal pier
that overlooks the harbor.
Since the end of 2001, all such tenders have docked at Harbor
Place, an adjacent pier owned and operated by Ocean Properties.
Earlier this month, the Coast Guard approved Bar Harbor's new
security plan for the town pier, prompting town officials to
consider how they might control the complex flow of cruise ship
passengers, fishermen, tour buses and the public at the municipal
property. One plan calls for accepting cruise ship tenders at the
municipal pier.
There are some ...