City Manager Glenn Moshier informed the council that, after the program was brought to the attention of city staff by engineering firm Woodard and Curran, staff members began work on the various requirements for the application.
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City planning for outdoor dining
ELLSWORTH While the year-long pandemic shone a spotlight on sidewalk dining and outdoor meals, in general, creating a traffic-free and green downtown space where people can meet, eat and chill has been discussed by city officials and community groups since well before 2020.
The lower Franklin Street extension off Main Street is the favored spot to close off to traffic to create such a spot. With the historic City Hall looming as its backdrop, the side street served as the venue for Taste of Ellsworth for three years, through 2019.
“We are still in the planning process/phase for the closure of lower Franklin Street,” Economic Development Director Janna Richards said on March 15. “We anticipate it will be closed from Memorial Day until the end of September, but we still need to formalize the plan.”