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Downtown mall open for business during 18 month construction period

December 29th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

Although the renovation of the Cumberland Mall will include replacing underground utility lines and reinstalling a traffic lane over an 18 month construction period- city officials believe there will be minimal impact on downtown businesses. Specifics will be provided during a February town hall meeting and hard copies of the plan will be delivered to business owners next month. Cumberland Economic Development Corporation executive director Matt Miller said one silver lining that came from the COVID pandemic was that businesses continued to operate despite some severe restrictions…

Meanwhile a marketing campaign will begin during the construction process letting the general public know that the downtown mall remains open for business…