Town Contact Information

Town of Blue Hill, 18 Union St., Blue Hill, ME 04614

Telephone: 374-2281 Fax: 374-9935

Website: bluehillme.gov

Email: townadmin@bluehillme.gov

Hours: Open Mon.-Thu. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Fri. 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Selectmen meet: Mon. 5:30 p.m., town hall.

Tax Collector & Town Clerk: Same hours as town office.

Municipal Information

Town Description

Settled in 1762 and centrally located on the peninsula, Blue Hill is a destination for visitors and permanent residents for its open coastlines, outdoor recreation opportunities and historical heritage. The area is a center for musical organizations, with Kneisel Hall, Blue Hill Bach, Blue Hill Concert Association, Bagaduce Chorale and popular steel drum band Flash! in the Pans offering live concerts and chamber music throughout the year. The Blue Hill Public Library houses a collection incorporating books, maps, periodicals and newspapers, along with newer media technologies, sponsors lectures, and hosts discussion groups and meetings.

Walking trails abound, up Blue Hill Mountain and more moderate trails, through Blue Hill Heritage Trust. There are two public landings, on Water St. and in South Blue Hill. While restaurants and shops create a friendly, walkable, in-town area, more stores and restaurants are located uptown, on South St. and Mines Rd.

High schools are semi-private George Stevens Academy and private Blue Hill Harbor School. Primary schools are Blue Hill Consolidated School and private Bay School. Serving the medical needs of the surrounding community, Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital is a critical access hospital offering primary and selected specialty health care services.

Town Officials

Select Board

Ellen Best 374-2281

James Wootten 374-2281

Jim Dow 374-2281

Scott Miller 374-2281

Benjamin Adams 374-2281

Town Administrator

Julie Atwell 374-2281

Town Clerk, Tax Collector

Kelly Herrick 374-2281

Registrar of Voters

Kelly Herrick 374-2281

Deputy Town Clerks

Sarah Lavalle 374-2281

Treasurer

Michelle Rockwell 374-2281

Addressing Officer

Bryce Emerson 374-2281

Animal Control Officer

Carol Cutler 610-2220

Budget Committee

Aran Laurence, Carolyn Mor, John Richardson

Code Enforcement Officer,
Plumbing & Health Inspector

Bryce Emerson 374-5192

Director, Civil Emergency Prep.

Matthew Dennison 374-2261

Municipal Attorney

Aga Dixon 253-0532

Planning Board

Matthew Cragg Martin 374-2281

Scott Blanchard 266-2973

Diana Page

Emily Cushman 374-2281

Wilson King 374-2281

Marcia McKeague 374-2281

Gavin Riggall 374-2281

Shellfish Warden

Stephen Bechard 479-3042

Marine Resources Committee

Geoffrey Anthony, Wallace Horton, James Wootten, Sean Walsh, John Gulliver, Tabor Harton, Sean Guiness

Road Commissioner

Benjamin Adams 356-6499

Sexton

Robert Carter 374-5276

Treatment Plant Operator

Travis Higgins 374-9987

Water District Trustees

Jason Butler 374-5931

Mark Taplin 374-5447

Peter O’Brien 374-2410

Harbormaster

Nicholas Niehoff 374-2281

Tree Warden

Phil Norris 374-2159

Constable Vacant

Recreation Director Vacant

Tax Information

Types of properties subject to tax are all real and personal property. Bills are mailed in July and due Oct. 15. Interest on unpaid bills is 7 percent. Rules used to determine property value: MRSA Title 36. Tax exemptions: homestead and veterans. To appeal your assessment go to the assessors’ agent first. How tax is calculated: value multiplied by mill rate. Mill rate was $10.8 per $1,000 valuation in 2019; changes yearly.

Town Ordinances

Harbor, subdivision, alter or construct building, planning board, local foods, retail marijuana ordinances, commercial site plan review, subdivision, shoreland zoning, floodplain management, traffic ordinance, telecommunications tower, harbor, wind turbines, shellfish conservation, street vending, special amusement, water access and launching single-use plastic bag, polystyrene foam container.

Post Offices

Blue Hill 04614 374-5667

Lobby: Mon.-Fri. 6:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Sat. 6:45 a.m.-12 p.m.
Window: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sat. 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Permits

Building & Plumbing:

Bryce Emerson 374-5192

Permits available to view at town hall.

Blue Hill by

the Numbers

Geographic Profile

Total area: 36,301 acres (56.72 sq. mi.)

Land: 35,623 acres

Bog: 211 acres

Flood: 184 acres

Inland water: 678 acres

Shoreline: 26.25 miles

Population

1990: 1,941

2000: 2,390

2010: 2,686

2020: 2,792

Education

Education Contact Numbers

Union 93 Superintendent of Schools

20 Hinckley Ridge Rd., P.O. Box 630

Derek Perkins, supt.

Dawn McLaughlin, asst. supt.

374-9927

schoolunion93.org

Blue Hill Consolidated School

60 High St. 374-2202

bhcs.org

School Board

Janis Snow, chair 374-5185

George Blake

John Richardson

Anna Ryan 270-2978

Ben Wootten 266-7817

Blue Hill Harbor School

8 Mill St., P.O. Box 1629

Andrew Dillon, director/principal
374-5501

bluehillharborschool.org

George Stevens Academy

23 Union St.

Dan Welch, head of school

374-2808

d.welch@georgestevens.org

The Bay School

South Street, P.O. Box 950

Marcia Diamond, director 374-2187

bayschool.org

Enrollment

Pre-K-8: BHCS 254; Bay School (from Blue Hill) 31; home school 12. Grades 9-12: George Stevens Academy 101; Blue Hill Harbor School 15; HCTC 7; Ellsworth HS 7; HCTC 6; Deer Isle-Stonington 2; Bucksport 7; out of state 1, John Bapst 10.

Emergency and

Public Services

Trash & Recycling

Blue Hill/Surry Transfer Station open Tue.-Sat. 7 a.m.-5 p.m., closed for New Years Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Single-sort recycling: magazines, brown paper bags, boxboard, all plastic, glass, computer and office paper, aluminum and steel cans. Cardboard and newspaper should be placed in the marked windows at the transfer station and not in the single sort. Universal waste accepts fluorescent and compact light bulbs, computer monitors and TVs. Blue Hill, Surry, Brooklin, Brooksville and Sedgwick residents only. 374-5458

Public Restrooms

In town hall, open same hours as town hall.

Library, Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Thu. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Fire Department

To report a fire: 911

Non-emergency numbers:

Fire House (non-emergency) 374-2261

Matt Dennison, fire chief 610-9255

Call Denny or Dolly Robertson to obtain burning permit 374-5561

Recreation

Walking Trails

Blue Hill Mountain; Kingdom Woods Conservation Area; Herrick Memorial Landing, East Blue Hill Rd.; Union Street, behind skating rink; Post Office trail; South St. to Parker Point Rd.

Public Landings

Town wharf, inaccessible at low tide; South Blue Hill, Rte. 175, a wharf with a float, ramp and parking.

Cemeteries

Early Settlers; Mountain View; Seaside; South Blue Hill.