Budget makes up majority of Bar Harbor warrant BAR HARBOR—With decisions on the fate of cruise ships and vacation rentals destined for a vote in the future, town officials aren’t expecting many fireworks when voters get together on June 1 for Town Meeting. Most of the 24 articles on the warrant are related to the budget, which is proposed to go up 2.1 percent. “There’s nothing really controversial,” said Town Council member Gary Friedmann. “The real issues are going to be coming in the fall.” Bar Harbor Town Manager Cornell Knight anticipated an increase of 0.7 percent to the municipal portion of the tax commitment, 5 percent for the school, 4.9 percent for the Hancock County assessment and 1.1 percent for the high school.