Employee housing is still a problem for Acadia despite new seasonal apartments

Employee housing is still a problem for Acadia despite new seasonal apartments

With construction of a seasonal apartment building under way next to a Bar Harbor golf course, Acadia National Park is close to meeting its housing goals for summer employees. The availability of housing for its year-round employees, however, is getting worse, according to the park’s top administrator. “The cost of real estate is only going up here, faster than our wages,” Kevin Schneider, Acadia’s superintendent, told the park’s advisory commis…