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 attract retirees who build year-round or seasonal homes.

Town Officials

First Selectman
Neville Hardy 348-2321
Second Selectman
Twyla Weed 348-6921
Third Selectman
Lew Ellis 348-2421
Town Clerk & Registrar
Becky Knowlton 348-9398
Treasurer/Tax Collector
Myra (Lorraine) Weed 348-6060
Animal Control Officer
Charles Berhalter 348-9303
Appeals Board
George Aldrich, Chm. 348-6676
William Billings 348-6290
Harry Vickerson 348-6878
Philip Miller 348-9989
Danny Hypes 348-9921
Rosemary Eaton
Anthony Eaton, Alt. 348-2862
Heather Cormier, Alt.
Code Enforcement Officer, Alternate
Plumbing Inspector
Hubert Billings 348-6677
Conservation Commission
Jane McCloskey, Chm. 348-6075
Jeannine Leavenworth
Alice Wilkinson
Alex Getto
Marion Foss
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
Bill Sargent 348-2931
Eric Ziner 348-2601
Daniel Owens
Melissa Proper
Brent Jones, Alternate
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
George Robbins 348-2800
Alton Smith

Tax Information

Bills are mailed out first part of July and are due Aug. 31.
Interest on unpaid bills: 9 percent.
To appeal the assessment, see the assessors.

Town Ordinances

Shoreland Zoning, Flood Plain, Subdivision, Shellfish Conservation

Permits

Building: Hubert Billings
Plumbing: Percy Brown Sr.

Post Offices

Deer Isle 04627
Mon.-Fri., lobby, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m., window 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m.; Sat., lobby 7 a.m.-11:30 p.m., window, 8 -11:15 a.m.
348-6944

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

Sunset 04683
Mon.-Fri., lobby, Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., window, 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m.; Sat., lobby, 7:30-11:30 a.m., window 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 miles

Population

1990: 1,829
2000: 1,876

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Education
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Education Contact Numbers

Union 76
712 Reach R., Sargentville
Robert Webster, Supt. 359-8400
fax 359-8451
su76@hughes.net

Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School
Catherine Ring, prin.(until July 1) 348-6301
Michael Benjamin, prin. (after July 1)
fax 348-6304
www.dises.org

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

CSD Directors (Islandwide)
Walter Kumiega III, co-chm. 348-2548
James Adams 348-6997
Amanda Larrabee
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 (3/09):
K-8 149
Grades 9-12 91

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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

Hancock County
Regional Communication Center,
non-emergency 667-8866

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.

MEDICAL SERVICES
Non-emergency numbers:
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (Blue Hill) 374-2836
Bucksport Regional Health Center (Bucksport) 469-7371
Castine Community Health Services (Castine) 326-4348
Island Medical Center (Stonington) 367-2311
Maine Coast Memorial Hospital (Ellsworth) 667-5311
MedNow Clinic (Ellsworth) 667-4655

POLICE
Non-emergency numbers:
Hancock County Sheriff's Department
667-7576
State Police Information
1-800-432-7381

PUBLIC SERVICES
The Next Step Domestic Abuse Hotline
1-800-315-5579/667-4606
Poison Control Center 1-800-442-6305
Winter Road Information 511

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. & 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).

Public Landings

C. E. Heanssler, Jericho Bay Boatyard

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