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Chapter 50 Contracts Pose Serious Threat to Bar Harbor

Letter from Attorney Bobby Papazian to the Town Council

October 30, 2024

“In addition to unlawfully bargaining away the Town's sovereign powers by contract, Chapter 50 is designed to directly regulate federal anchorages (raising preemption issues) and treat foreign flagged ships differently than U.S. flagged ships (raising Commerce Clause issues).

 

This Council should know better - we had a federal trial over these same issues. I am sure that the Town's legal counsel has advised you of these dangers.

 

But I am not sure the Council understands that these constitutional flaws expose the Town to disastrous litigation by the cruise ship industry and the pier owners....

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Make no mistake, the cruise ship industry and pier owners have the ability to sue this Town into oblivion if Chapter 50 goes into effect."

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Vote NO on Article 4
Don't Give Up Your Rights.
Keep Citizen Cruise Ship Control.
Do Not Repeal The 2022 Cruise Ship Citizens' Initiative (125-77 H).

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