Colby College has been instrumental behind much of the recent growth in downtown Waterville. But Colby’s president, David Greene, is nonetheless concerned by some of the external factors that may affect the private college of 2,200 students.
Construction in the past two years has yielded improved walkways, lighting, landscaping and intersections in the downtown area, where the streets will be open to two-way traffic for the first time since the 1950s.