The Town of Gorham was awarded $1 million in congressionally directed spending in the omnibus spending package passed by Congress last week.

The funding will support road construction for the Gorham Industrial Park (GIP) West Campus expansion project. Senator King selected the project as one of his requests to the Senate Committee on Appropriations fiscal year 2022 appropriations bill. It was one of 92 Maine projects totalling over $136 million.

Update on the GIP West Campus Project:

• The Town is in the process of submitting to the Maine DEP for subdivision approval on the southern parcel, which would connect through Cyr Drive.
• SLR International Corporation serves as the engineering consultant on the project responsible for site design, permitting and road construction.
• The northern and southern parcels are divided by the Crosstown Trail, which will remain a part of the overall development plan.
• A total of five buildable lots are planned for the southern parcel, ranging in size from 3.4 acres to 15.5 acres.
• The northern parcel, encompassing approximately 94 acres, is not included in the subdivision application.
• The Town is working with Mike Anderson of Malone Commercial Brokers on the sale of individual lots.
• The Town is expected to finalize listing prices for all available lots next month, following review and approval by Town Council.

We feel honored to have Senator King select the Gorham project for CDS funding. This serves as recognition of the need to create additional commercial industrial space in the Greater Portland area. It creates opportunity and it creates good jobs in Maine. We are grateful for the support from Senator King and his staff.