In preparation for the Skowhegan River Park, the committee has helped coordinate downtown enhancement projects including façade and parking lot improvements, sewer/water upgrades, sidewalk and streetlight updates, and construction of the Debe Park River Walk and the Renaissance Center, which includes public restrooms. Total investment exceeds $10.8 million.
Appointed by Skowhegan’s Board of Selectmen, committee members include:
Greg Dore, former Skowhegan Road Commissioner (Chair)
Kristina Cannon, Main Street Skowhegan (Fundraising/Project Manager)
Todd Smith, Skowhegan Select Board and Maine Fire Equipment Owner
Clayton Cole, ACA-New England President, Solartechnic Contractors Owner
Jason Cooke, Former Maine Huts & Trails Trail Manager
Bill Finley, community member
TBA, Skowhegan Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
Karen Hart, retired Skowhegan Savings Bank Branch Manager
Jeff Hewett, Skowhegan Economic and Community Development Director
Shawn Howard, Skowhegan Fire Department Chief
Denise LeBlanc, Skowhegan Parks & Recreation Department Director
Jeff McCabe, Former Maine House of Representatives Majority Leader
Taylor Walker, whitewater paddler; freelance filmmaker
Anna Staehli Wiser, Redington-Fairview General Hospital; whitewater paddler
Mike Duguay, Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation Executive Director
Alan Haberstock, environmental consultant
Brad Hager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor of Earth Sciences
Patricia Hager, retired school teacher and administrator
Lisa Hallee, former Bill and Joan Alfond Foundation Advisor
Daniel Marra, Marden, Dubord, Bernier & Stevens Attorney
Robert Moody, Good Will-Hinckley President and Executive Director
Donna Moreland, Maine Office of Tourism Destination Development Specialist
Carolann Ouellette, Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation Director
Anne Roosevelt, former Goodwill Industries of Northern New England President and CEO
Andrew Shepard, consultant, GM of Saddleback Ski Area
Lucas St. Clair, Elliotsville Plantation, Inc. Executive Director
Dan Tilton, Skowhegan Savings Bank Senior Vice President