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US District Court Judge Lance Walker has overturned Bar Harbor’s daily passenger cap of 1,000 guests.
The ordinance has been deemed unconstitutional outside of July and August, which are the busiest times for tourism.
Cruise tourism has steadily decreased in Bar Harbor since the ordinance went into effect, and it could take years to return.
US District Court Judge Lance Walker is laying down the law in Bar Harbor, Maine, at least when it comes to cruise ship bans.
Since 2022, a citizen-led cruise ship ban that imposes a daily cap of 1,000 cruise ship passengers...
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