NORWAY – The hunt soon will be on for developers interested in building townhouses on a back portion of the C.B. Cummings & Sons mill site.
Work could begin within the next year, said Marcy Boughter, vice president of Western Maine Development, on Monday. Western Maine Development is the real estate development arm of EnterpriseMaine, which owns the 13,517-square-foot mill property.
On Thursday, Boughter attended a Norway Planning Board meeting with the understanding a subdivision plan she submitted at a Jan. 27 meeting would be reviewed. At the earlier meeting she was told the town had 30 days to hold a hearing and vote on the application.
But Boughter said on Thursday, board Chairman Dennis Gray told her she didn’t need to seek board approval to subdivide the lot fewer than three times.
With that knowledge, she said, work will begin immediately on a request for proposals, and the land will then be marketed to developers.
Western Maine Development already has decided that the subdivided land will hold townhouses. Boughter said a set of specifications will be put in place before the property is put out to bid. The intent is to prevent projects that would stand out in downtown Norway.
Boughter has said that no more than two buildings will be constructed on the subdivided land.
Everything from retail and office space to light manufacturing is being considered for the remainder of the former dowel mill property.
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