We have not set a date for the next public meeting regarding Waterfront Development, but I think it will be scheduled for early to mid-July. The City has purchased banners for the downtown area and they should be here in a couple of weeks. A committee selected the design. We will be looking at what it would take to provide power to Castonguay Square to light the trees for the holidays and perhaps in the evenings when special events are taking place downtown and at the Opera House. The City will be looking to plan, schedule, and hold a variety of special events in the future in order to bring people into the downtown area.
Most special events take a year to plan properly.
This year, we have begun a summer concert series in the Square with a variety of musical styles and musicians. We are also thinking about having a fall series when Colby and Thomas College students are back in session. There was an interest shown by students who were musicians and who we had contacted but were not around for the summer to perform. The City is also going to attempt an Octoberfest next fall. Bangor began this two years ago and it has grown in popularity very quickly.