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Committee favors local consultant to update two-decade-old downtown plan
Summary
The Downtown Revitalization Committee reviewed consultant proposals to update the town's 2000 downtown plan, signaled preference for a Winthrop-resident firm, and discussed a roughly six-month timeline and use of available TIF funds to pay for the work.
Dawn, co-chair of the Downtown Revitalization Committee, told members the town's downtown revitalization plan dates to 2000 and that the committee reviewed three to four consultant responses to an RFP. "We have a downtown revitalize it revitalization plan that's dated 2000. That's 2 decades old," she said, and members described a clear interest in hiring a firm with local ties.
Committee members said the chosen firm proposed a six-month timeline from start to finish, a community-engagement plan that would include mailers and meetings, and use of interns from Bates College to assist on outreach. Dawn noted there are TIF funds remaining from an earlier project and that the town could use those funds to pay a consultant; she added that town council action to appoint a firm is expected at an upcoming meeting, though dates in the draft were discussed as uncertain.
The committee asked Dawn to confirm scheduling details and the council meeting date so the group can plan an August subcommittee meeting to continue drafting and outreach. Provenance: topicintro SEG 134, topfinish SEG 223.
