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Town Contact Information
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Town of Deer Isle, P. O. Box 46, Deer Isle, ME
Telephone: 207-348-2324

Treasurer/Tax Collector Telephone: 348-6060
Town Clerk: 348-6060; 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

Deer Isle is a blend of the many reasons that natives never want to leave and visitors long to stay forever. The natural beauty of the area, its history, the fishing industry, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and more all draw those who come to truly value the town for its breadth of unique offerings.

Traditional trades included fishing and boatbuilding. Deer Isle’s maritime traditions are alive today in the fishing boats, which work off her coast, and in the legions of sailors trained in her waters. Perhaps the best known of earlier sailors were the America’s Cup crews of 1896 and 1899, composed entirely of Deer Isle men. Establishing a formidable reputation, the Deer Isle crews won each of the races in which they participated.

Still the home of winning teams, the Island schools’ chess teams regularly win accolades at the state and national championship levels. Located here are the Island’s two largest public and private employers: the elementary and high school complex and the nonprofit Island Nursing Home and Care Center, founded in 1975.

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, 348-6060

Treasurer/Tax Collector
Myra (Lorraine) Weed, 348-6060

Animal Control Officer
Charles Berhalter, 348-9303

Appeals Board
George Aldrich, chmn., 348-6676
Anthony Eaton, 348-2862
Philip Miller, 348-9989
Danny Hypes, 348-9921
William Billings, alternate, 348-6290
Rosemary Eaton

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, chmn., 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, chmn.
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 acres (29.0 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
2010: 1,975

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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)
Mark Cormier, chmn., 348-6427
Linda Nelson, 348-2669
Virginia Zelnick, 348-6965
Andrew Vaughn, 348-6667
Skip Greenlaw, 367-5810
Virginia Olsen, 367-6562

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

Enrollment figures

(Jan. 2011)
K-8, 114
Grades 9-12, 93

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

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).

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.

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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).

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.

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