KENNEBEC JOURNAL • August 2, 2021
In mid-July dozens of city residents who took part in the Heart of Gardiner workshop, part of the city's process in drafting a master plan to guide decision making in the city's downtown for the next decade. The Downtown Master Plan Steering Committee has identified three main goals to pursue — developing spaces, streets and a character that distinguishes Gardiner; developing programs, projects and policies that will strengthen downtown Gardiner as a thriving hub of commerce; and developing a vision that enhances the natural assets of the Kennebec River and the Cobbossee corridor while protecting the historic downtown from future floods.