Downtowners working to improve that part of town

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Downtowners met recently at Color of Life Studio at 66 East Main Street.
    The Downtowners began in 2010 when Dover-Foxcroft was designated a Maine Downtown Network Community by the Maine Downtown Center. The Maine Downtown Center serves as state coordinator for the National Trust of Historic Preservation’s Main Street program, which has a reputation as a powerful economic development tool for vibrant, healthy downtowns. Dover-Foxcroft is one of 20 Maine Downtown Network communities.

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    DOWNTOWNERS — Members of the Dover-Foxcroft Downtowners include, from left, Lisa Niles, Janet Sawyer, Sarah Robinson, Connie Sands and Becky Feaser, who are pictured with Jayne Palmer and Bill King of the Maine Downtown Center.

    The Downtowners work includes “So You Think You Know Dover-Foxcroft!” game night, surveys to determine what residents and visitors want downtown, the Imagine Tours and serving as the hosting  group for Bike Maine. With increased activity in Dover-Foxcroft’s Main Street — Center Coffee House, Color of Life Studio, Holistic Healing of Maine, new management at Pastimes Pub, the near-completion of the Dover-Foxcroft mill  and others — the Downtowners plan is to enhance downtown.
    “Dover-Foxcroft Downtown is on its way to becoming a destination,” said Janet Sawyer, who has been involved with the Maine Downtown Center since 2010. “Businesses, residents and the town working together can push downtown forward.”
    For more information about the Maine Downtown Center, see www.mdf.org. If interested in Dover-Foxcroft Downtown, contact Lisa Niles at the town office at 564-3318 or lniles@dover-foxcroft.org.