A Master Plan for the City of Ellsworth Waterfront

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Acknowledgements

Part I  Plan Recommendations

This part contains the concepts and framework that can guide future decisions for the revitalization of the waterfront area, including:

  1. A Vision for Ellsworth’s Downtown Waterfront
  2. The Setting (Click for a historic view of the Ellsworth Waterfront)
  3. Ellsworth’s Waterfront: A Framework for Achieving the Vision: A Summary
  4. The Ellsworth Waterfront Plan: The Major Goals and Sources of Funding
  5. Possible Funding Sources
  6. The Ellsworth Waterfront Plan: The Five Initiatives (Click for Master Plan Concept Map)

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1.      Improvements to the Downtown Waterfront

2.      Proposed Waterfront Trail

3.      Enhancements to Harbor Park

4.      Streetscape and Infrastructure Improvements

5.      Historic and Natural Area Conservation

Part II  Research and Workshop Results

This part shows how themes and goals established during the workshop came to shape the plan itself.

  1. Goals, Issues, and Land Use Ideas
  2. Themes (from Workshop Participants)
  3. Vision Statements (from Workshop Participants)
  4. Group Plan Concepts (by Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow Groups)
  5. Ideas and Issues (as Identified in Group Discussions)
  6. Promotional Poster for Workshop

 

Part III  Supporting Research

This part contains the Supporting Research – from previous studies, meetings, and workshops – that was used and built upon in undertaking the study.

 

  1. Regulatory Issues (by Wright-Pierce Engineers)
  2. Historic Research (by Mark E. Honey)
  3. Workshop Goals
  4. Workshop Issues/Opportunities/Constraints
  5. College of the Atlantic Study: General Findings (1999)
  6. College of the Atlantic Study: Specific Findings (1999)
  7. Statements from “Developing a Vision for the Union River” (April 1999)

 

Maps and Illustrations:

  1. Master Plan Concept Map
  2. Study Sub-area Map.
  3. Schooner Wharf Museum Concept Sketch
  4. Historic Birdseye View of the Ellsworth Waterfront

 

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MaSTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION and Use:

  1. Welcome to Harbor Park sign
  2. Harbor Dredging
  3. Harbor Park Events

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