Final Village Center Planning Study 2025 Released

On June 16, 2025 the Final Village Center Planning Study which reports the recommendations and cost estimates for the project scope was released. 

You can find a copy of the Final Report of recommendations here. 

Next Steps
Upon completion of the scoping process the Town can reapply to Maine DOT’s VPI program to fund the drafting of design plans for the publicly vetted project elements. These plans can then be used to provide bid documents for the actual construction of the project.

These are complex projects and will take several years to develop. Once the project is scoped and an adequate amount of public outreach and design work is complete, MaineDOT and the community will develop a strategy for applying for special federal allocations such as earmarks or BIL grants for the actual construction. The application may be bundled with other communities across the state to make the package more competitive on the federal level. Once a grant or earmark is secured, MaineDOT and the municipality will enter into a construction agreement.