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A Saco ice cream and gathering place, a Skowhegan community leader and a Bath indoor park have all been recognized by the Maine Downtown Center, a program of the Maine Development Foundation, for revitalization efforts last year.
The annual Maine Downtown Center Awards recognize efforts to enhance and support downtown revitalization and particularly in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic recession and pursuit of racial justice.
The awards were presented in a virtual ceremony Thursday that featured a keynote speech by Stacy Mitchell, co-director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
Award winners are:
Downtown Project Award: The Saco Scoop, a project of Saco Main Street that provides a community hub, sustainable funding source for the Main Street organization and workforce training. The combination ice cream shop and gathering place puts into practice the Main Street Four Point Approach economic vitality, design, promotion and organization