Town Contact Information
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Town of Deer Isle,
P.O. Box 46, Deer Isle, ME 04627
Treasurer/Tax Collector Telephone:
348-6060
Town Clerk and fax: 348-9398
Selectmen’s office: 348-2324
Treasurer/Tax Collector:
Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri., 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
and Thu., 4-7 p.m.
Town Clerk:
Mon., Wed., 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Thu., 4-7 p.m.
Selectmen’s Office: Mon.-Fri., 12-4 p.m.
Selectmen meet Thu., at 6 p.m., town hall.

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Municipal Information
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Town Description

First settled in 1762, and incorporated in 1789, Deer Isle originally encompassed Isle au Haut, which split off in 1874, and Stonington, which split off in 1897. The town now includes the northern two-thirds of the island of Deer Isle and the islands of Little Deer Isle and Sunshine.

Located here are the Island’s two largest public and private employers: the Island’s elementary and high school complex and the nonprofit Island Nursing Home and Care Center, founded in 1975.

The nationally renowned Haystack Mountain School of Crafts is located in Sunshine and was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The 400-seat Reach Performing Arts Center, at the Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School, is the site for school and community productions and events.

The town’s 87 miles of beautiful shorefront attracts retirees who build year-round or seasonal homes.

Town Officials

First Selectman
Neville Hardy 348-2324
Second Selectman
Twyla Weed 348-6921
Third Selectman
Lew Ellis 348-2421
Town Clerk & Registrar
Becky Knowlton 348-9398 or 348-6060
Treasurer/Tax Collector
Myra (Lorraine) Weed 348-6060
Animal Control Officer
Charles Berhalter 348-9303
Appeals Board
George Aldrich, Chm. 348-6676
Anthony Eaton 348-2862
Philip Miller 348-9989
Danny Hypes 348-9921
William Billings, alternate 348-6290
Rosemary Eaton
Heather Cormier, alternate
Code Enforcement Officer,
Alternate Plumbing Inspector
Hubert Billings 348-6677
Conservation Commission
Marion Foss 348-6939
Jeannine Leavenworth
Alice Wilkinson
Alex Getto
Stephen Rowan
Island Recreation Committee
Walter Kumiega III 348-2548
Eva Weed, Haley McDonald, Elissa Haskell, Garrett Aldrich, Rebecca Emerson
Planning Board
Jeremy Stewart, Chm. 348-9963
Eric Ziner 348-2601
Daniel Owens
Melissa Proper
David Hutchinson
Plumbing Inspector
Darrell Brown 348-2360
Road Commissioner
Paul Gray 348-5202
Clam Committee
Virginia Olsen, Chm.
Chip Cochrane 348-5692
Chandler Eaton 348-6294
Alton Smith, Scott Oliver, Herbert Carter Jr.

Tax Information

Bills are mailed out first part of July and are due Aug. 31.

Interest on 2010 unpaid bills: 7 percent.

To appeal the assessment, see the assessors.

Town Ordinances

Shoreland Zoning, Flood Plain, Subdivision, Shellfish Conservation

Permits

Building: Hubert Billings
Plumbing: Darrell Brown

Post Offices

Deer Isle 04627
Lobby: Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.;
Sat., 7:30-11:30 a.m.
Window: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
and 1:30-4 p.m.; Sat., 8-11 a.m.
348-6944

Little Deer Isle 04650
Lobby: Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.;
Sat., 7:30-11:30 a.m.
Window: Mon-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
and 1-4 p.m.; Sat., 7:30-11 a.m.
348-6812

Sunset 04683
Lobby: Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.;
Sat., 7:30-11:30 a.m.
Window: Mon.-Fri., 7:30-11:30 a.m.
and 12:30-4 p.m.; Sat., 7:30-11 a.m.
348-6989

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Deer Isle by the Numbers
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Geographic Profile

Total area: 18,560 (29 sq. mi.)
Land: 18,477 acres
Bog: 1,702 acres
Flood: 508 acres
Inland water: 83 acres
Shoreline: 87.25 mile

Population

1990: 1,829
2000: 1,876

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Education
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Education Contact Numbers

Union 76
9 Caterpillar Hill Rd., Sargentville
Robert Webster, Supt. 359-8400
fax 359-8451
schoolunion76@gmail.com

Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School
Michael Benjamin, Prin. 348-6301
fax 348-6304
www.dises.org

Deer Isle-Stonington High School
Todd West, Prin. 348-2303
fax 348-2304
www.dishs.org

CSD 13 Directors (Island-wide)
Walter Kumiega III, Co-Chm. 348-2548
James Adams 348-6997
Mark Cormier 348-6427
Andrew Vaughn 348-6667
Skip Greenlaw, Co-Chm. 367-5810
Donald Sargent III

CSD Board meetings:
First Tue. of month, 6 p.m.

Enrollment numbers (3/10)
K-8 126
Grades 9-12 114

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Emergency & Public Services

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FOR ALL EMERGENCIES—
FIRE, AMBULANCE & POLICE— CALL 911.

Fire Department

To report a fire: 911

Non-emergency numbers:
Chief, Brent Morey 348-6133
Asst. Chief, Donn Heanssler 348-6627
Asst. Chief, John Weed 348-6092
Asst. Chief, James Foley 348-2706
Station (non-emergency) 348-6618
Fire permits available from Fire Chief. Meets first, second and third Wed., 7 p.m.

Cemeteries

Forest Hill on Reach Rd.; Hillside, Sunset; Howard’s Hill, Little Deer Isle; Gray’s Hill, Eggemoggin Rd., Little Deer Isle; Mt. Adams and The Old Cemetery, Deer Isle; Mt. Warren, South Deer Isle.

Trash & Recycling

Open to Deer Isle residents with dump stickers only. Dump hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat. and Sun. Items accepted for recycling include newspapers, magazines, telephone directories, corrugated cardboard, tin cans and aluminum foil, and #2 plastic.

Dump Attendant: Charlie Eaton
348-9320

Public Restrooms

Former elementary school (summer only)

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Recreation
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Walking Trails

Barred Island Preserve (Sunset), Bowcat Overlook (LDI), Causeway Beach, Mariner’s Park (DI), Edgar M. Tennis Preserve (Sunshine), Pine Hill Preserve (LDI), Reach Beach (at Gray’s Cove, DI), Scott’s Landing (DI), and Shore Acres Preserve (Greenlaw District Rd., DI).

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