WILTON — Ideas for use of a grant from the community development program Making Headway in Your Community will be presented by community members and put to a vote on Monday.

A community conversation takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 16, at Calzolaio Pasta Co.

The evening will include a light meal and project pitches from local residents. Attendees will have the opportunity to vote on the community project they would like to see undertaken.

Currently, two groups of residents will be presenting projects, but more are welcome, said Town Manager Rhonda Irish. Residents of all ages are encouraged to present a project.

The town was selected to receive a $1,000 matching grant through the program. It is a joint effort of GrowSmart Maine and the Maine Downtown Center at the Maine Development Foundation.

The film “Reviving the Freedom Mill” was shown to community members on April 27. It was followed by a discussion on potential projects.

“The second step of Making Headway is a community conversation that will include presentations and voting on potential community projects,” according to a Facebook announcement.

On Tuesday, May 17, representatives from the engineering firm Wright-Pierce will help present the Downtown Plan, first at 4 p.m. at Calzolaio Pasta Co. and later during the selectboard meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office, Town Manager Rhonda Irish said recently.

Both meetings are open to the public, she said.


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