Wiscasset board authorizes steps toward waterfront grant

Wiscasset’s Select Board authorized a step toward seeking grant support for a waterfront master plan on Nov. 3, 2026, according to Wiscasset Newspaper. The town’s meeting agenda lists the motion authorizing board member Cassaundra Rose and town staff to pursue funding through the Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI).

The board authorized steps toward a funding request: Rose and town staff may select a qualified adaptation practitioner, coordinate with an appropriate community-based organization, and prepare and submit a letter of intent to CSCI. The proposed funding would support development of a Wiscasset Waterfront Master Plan. The authorization is not a grant award and did not adopt a completed plan.

An Oct. 28, 2026, memo put the potential CSCI grant range at approximately $75,000 to $115,000. The $40,000 span between those figures describes possible support, not an amount awarded to Wiscasset. The memo also said submitting the letter would not commit the town to accept a grant or incur new costs.

The authorization follows a separate spring 2026 attempt to obtain a Community Action Grant for a waterfront master plan. That request was not funded; the October memo attributed the outcome to limited resources and high demand. The CSCI letter is a distinct funding effort, so the earlier result was not a decision on this request.

Board Chair Alyssa Eason supported continuing the effort, describing it as an opportunity that does not come along often. The authorized work concerns selecting partners and seeking planning support, rather than adopting a completed plan.