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Wilmington Vermont Downtown Design Contest

An Opportunity

A New Use for the Old Bank Lot

On Easter morning, 2007, a raging fire destroyed the historic bank building in the center of Wilmington village on the corner of Route 9 and 100.  In May Wilmington voters expressed their resounding support for their village and the value of the bank building lot by voting to purchase the central village lot and rehabilitate it as a community asset.

The Wilmington Beautification Committee has been given the task of recommending what can be done with the space and to that end, is soliciting ideas from all interested persons.

Some Important Criteria:

• Anyone is eligible to submit a plan.

• There shall be no direct access to the river.

• Utilities (power and water, sewer) are available.

• It must be handicap accessible.

• It must have flexibility for future needs.

• It must be accessible year-round.

A drawing of the site’s dimensions can be picked up at the Town Hall which is diagonally across the street from the former bank building lot or at www.wilmingtonvermont.us. 

The Wilmington Beautification Committee is seeking concepts for what could be done in the space; both what the lot should look like and what should be on the lot.  So get out your pencils, pens and paper.  Draw on one piece of paper what you would like to see and describe on another page what you hope to achieve.  Don’t be afraid to let your imagination run wild!

All ideas must be submitted to the Wilmington Beautification Committee by November 1, 2007.  The most promising ideas will be selected by the committee and submitted to the Selectboard for decision.  Once the ideas have been researched and general costs determined the Selectboard intends to bring this to our March Town Meeting for a vote. 

All plans should be sent to:

Lee Schindel

c/o Town of Wilmington

2 East Main Street

PO Box 217

Wilmington, VT  05363