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Town of Isle au Haut, P. O. Box 71, Isle au Haut, ME 04645
Telephone and Fax: 335-5001
Selectmen meet: every other Monday at Town Office, 6:30 p.m.

Municipal Information
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Town Description

Isle au Haut has a small but vibrant yearround community, complete with a library, a one-room school with students through eighth grade, and a part-time grocery store. Although it was originally part of the town of Deer Isle, Isle au Haut became a separate town in 1874, and now isn’t even in the same county. Seven miles out from Stonington, the island is accessible by the Isle au Haut mail boat and by private vessel.

More than half its land is taken up with Acadia National Park, which permits camping by reservation and day visitors. The park features wooded hills and walks, a quiet inlet on the Stonington side, and open surf on the “wild” side of the island.

The first summer visitors arrived about 1880. According to the 2000 Census, 131 of the 164 houses on the island are for seasonal or recreational use.

Town Officials

Selectmen are overseers of the poor, sealers of weights and measures and surveyors of wood and lumber.
First Selectman
Belvia MacDonald 335-2201
Second Selectman
Jason Barter 335-5038
Third Selectman
Nathan Clark 335-2979
Treasurer
Ben MacDonald 335-2040
Tax Collector
Lisa Turner 335-5201
Tax Assessors
Debra Schrader 335-2611
Tina Tully 335-2161
Susan MacDonald 335-5577
Town Clerk
Susan MacDonald 335-5577
Health Officer
Lisa Turner
Registrar
Sue MacDonald 335-5577
Plumbing Inspector
Roger Stone 367-2601
Code Enforcement Officer
Mary Rylands 359-5534
Planning Board
Albert Gordon 335-2171
Arlena Tully 335-2161
William Clark 335-2979
Daniel MacDonald 335-5577
Jeffrey Burke, alt. 460-0257
Katherine Hotchkiss, alt. 335-2984
David Hiltz 335-2611

Board of Appeals
Judith Burke
Gregory Runge 335-5141
Debra Schrader 335-2611
Brenda Clark 335-2979
Catherine Gerteis 335-5010
Road Commissioner
Bill Stevens 335-5571
Animal Control Officer
Gregory Runge 335-5141
Colwell Ramp Waterfront Access Board
Bill Stevens 335-5571
Ellard Taylor 335-2984
Rep. from Board of Selectmen, Jason Barter Light House Committee
Albert Gordon 335-2171
Lisa Turner 335-5201
Katie Hotchkiss 335-2984
Bernadine Barter 335-5111
Kathie Fiveash 335-2171
Robin Tannenbaum

Maine Island Coalition Rep.
Kathie Fiveash 335-2171
Rudy Graf

Tax Information

Types of property assessed and subject to tax: real estate. Tax bills mailed by July 1 and are due Sep. 1.
Interest rate for unpaid bills: 11 percent.
Tax exemptions: homestead and veterans.
To appeal assessment, go to the board of assessors.
Mill rate: changes yearly.
How tax is calculated: Mill rate times valuation.

Town Ordinances

Zoning

Permits

Planning Board; CEO

Post Offices

Isle au Haut 04645
Winter: Mon.-Sat., lobby, 7 a.m.-4 p.m.; window, Mon.-Sat., 7-11 a.m.; summer: Mon.-Sat., lobby, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; window, Mon.-Sat., 7-11 a.m.

Isle au Haut by the Numbers
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GEOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
Total area 11.6 sq.miles
Shoreline: 48.26 miles

Population

2002: 79

Education
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Education Contact Numbers

Union 76
712 Reach Rd., Sargentville
Robert Webster, Supt. 359-8400
fax 359-8451
su76@hughes.net
Schoolhouse 335-2521
School Board
Sue MacDonald, chm. 335-5577
Bernadine Barter 335-5111
Dianne Barter 335-2361
Kristen Barter 335-5038
Kate Shaffer 335-5010
Enrollment numbers (12/06) K-8 8
Grades 9-12 5

Emergency & Public Services

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

FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fire permits may be obtained from
Matt Skolnikoff 335-2111
Fire Chief, Ellard Taylor 335-2984

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:
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

Thorofare

Recreation
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Walking Trails

Acadia National Park

Public Landings

Town Landing