KENNEBEC JOURNAL • March 18, 2023
Residents at the annual Town Meeting turned back efforts to not pay $1,500 to help create a riverside recreational area, instead agreeing to fully fund it. One resident suggested not appropriating $1,500 for improvements to the town-owned river walk site alongside the Kennebec River, and instead wanted to abandon the project and just sell the land. Select Board member Jean Ambrose noted development at the site will be a project over several years, and since the town plans to take advantage of local expertise, volunteer labor and seek grant funding, it should not be expensive. And residents said the spot could provide a great place for residents to recreate in their own community.