Monday evening the town office announced a Traffic Infrastructure Meeting to be held on Thursday, May 18 at 5:30PM in the library basement. This is your first and best opportunity to learn about and be heard on this critical next phase in the ‘development’ of Rockport Village. The text of the email announcement follows:
This email is to inform you of a public meeting regarding the Village Partnership Initiative Program that the Town has entered into with the Maine Department of Transportation. As a reminder, the Town was recently awarded this grant by the MDOT to explore creating a Business Enhancement and Traffic Plan which would improve our existing infrastructure in the Village and encourage multi- modal transportation approaches to achieve these improvements. One goal is to study how best to accommodate pedestrian walkways, bicyclists and motorists throughout the entire village area, but especially giving consideration to the new bridge as it is designed. Others issues that will be considered include traffic calming techniques on roads leading into the village, parking, and a multimodal pathway from the Village to the schools. This meeting will be the first public meeting to begin the engagement process with the community to capture as much information as possible. Through your participation, we are sure to encompass the entire picture for considerations of how the Town should handle this multi-modal approach.
This meeting will take place at the Rockport Library, in the Lower level, starting at 5:30pm and will go until approximately 7:30pm. There will be a survey for this as well, which we will post on the Town Website.
If you have questions, feel free to reach out to the Planning and Development Office.
Orion Thomas, Planning & Development Director