Hallowell to hold 2-week scavenger hunt
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Hallowell’s “Downtown-to-the-Woods Scavenger Hunt” is to run from Saturday, July 31, through Sunday, Aug. 15. The hunt will be held downtown and in open spaces.
Photo by Pete Spiegel
Hallowell’s “Downtown-to-Woods Scavenger Hunt,” is to run from Saturday, July 31, to Sunday, Aug. 15.
The two-week event has been organized by Vision Hallowell, the Hallowell Conservation Commission and Kennebec Land Trust.
People can visit some of the many businesses that have opened recently or reconnect with old favorites downtown. Hallowell’s Vaughan Woods has been overcrowded recently, so the groups look to introduce the community to other outdoor Hallowell places, like “Little Egypt.”
Design includes parking at Hallowell’s proposed pocket park
Parking Committee presents its recommendations for the downtown park at the corner of Water and Central streets.
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A rendering of the Parking Committee’s recommended design for a proposed pocket park at the corner of Water and Central streets in downtown Hallowell.
Courtesy of the city of Hallowell
HALLOWELL A city committee has recommended a design for a proposed park at the corner of Central and Water Streets that would use half of the location for parking.
The Parking Committee, formed in July by former Mayor Mark Walker, discussed its recommendations last Monday at a Zoom meeting of the City Council.
Survey respondents favor small park in downtown Hallowell, but some aren’t convinced
Vision Hallowell representative Deb Fahy said of 283 respondents, about 73% favored a park of some size at the corner of Central and Water streets.
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Volunteers set up a temporary mini park Aug. 22 at corner of Water and Central streets in Hallowell.
Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal file
HALLOWELL Respondents to a survey say they would like a park to take over a parking lot in downtown Hallowell, though some are still concerned about parking.
The results of the study, which was provided directly to some Hallowell organizations as well as advertised at the park, were presented to the City Council at Tuesday’s meeting by representatives from Vision Hallowell, a nonprofit that promotes the city’s downtown which is spearheading the project.