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CUMBERLAND, Md. — City officials remain confident they can fill a funding gap of roughly $2 million after reviewing contractor bids Wednesday for the Baltimore Street Access Project. Two bids were submitted for the project, which includes replacing underground utility lines, reinstalling Baltimore Street through the pedestrian mall and creating a new streetscape with parklets,Read more

CUMBERLAND, Md. — The Cumberland Economic Development Corp. offered updates Tuesday on several key projects including the downtown renovation, Cumberland Gateway and the future of 19 Frederick St. Matt Miller, executive director of the CEDC, conducted a meeting on the topics from the organization’s new location at 15 S. Centre St. He said steps are beingRead more

CUMBERLAND — Officials say additional funding sources for proposed renovations of the downtown pedestrian mall should materialize over the next 18 months.  Paul Kelly, executive director of the Cumberland Economic Development Corp., gave an update on the project — officially named the Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project — at Monday’s public meeting of the CEDC at Allegany College ofRead more

City officials will unveil the finished design drawings Tuesday for a newly imagined downtown mall streetscape. CUMBERLAND — City officials will unveil the finished design drawings Tuesday for a newly imagined downtown mall streetscape. The color drawings, prepared by William Cochran Studios of Frederick, will depict the mall after renovations — set to begin inRead more

CUMBERLAND — A new website for the city’s downtown district is expected to launch in the spring, Downtown Development Commission Executive Director Melinda Kelleher said Thursday during the group’s virtual meeting. The DDC purchased the domain name for what will eventually become HistoricCumberlandCityCenter.com, Kelleher said. While the name is “a mouthful,” she said, the websiteRead more

The upcoming Baltimore Street Project will transform Cumberland’s Historic City Center into a major catalyst for economic development and community health and resiliency. In preparation for the kickoff of this unprecedented project, the Downtown Development Commission is seeking professional designers to create a contemporary logo to represent Cumberland’s Historic City Center as the official “brandRead more

City officials remain confident the $9.5 million Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project will get underway this fall despite a current funding gap of more than $2 million. Updates on the project have been routine for the past year and at this point officials are waiting for the drawings that need to be submitted for state andRead more

Cumberland City officials voted this week to seek bond funding that would include $1 million for the Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project. That project, which has faced numerous delays and hurdles, has yet to be put out for bid. The price tag and groundbreaking dates have been moving targets. When the project was fist discussed severalRead more

Cumberland City officials voted this week to seek bond funding that would include $1 million for the Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project. That project, which has faced numerous delays and hurdles, has yet to be put out for bid. The price tag and groundbreaking dates have been moving targets. When the project was fist discussed severalRead more

With the hope that groundbreaking can take place sometime next summer, city officials are urging the owners of properties on the downtown mall to take advantage of available utility upgrades when renovations get underway. The Downtown Development Commission was recently given an update on the $9.6 million Baltimore Street Renovation Project. One of the mainRead more