Article: Is Ellsworth ready? Large retail development likely will change the face of Hancock County's hub

ELLSWORTH - A retail expansion more than 10 years in the making is sitting on the city of Ellsworth's doorstep, knocking louder by the minute.

After countless behind-the-scenes meetings and planning sessions, the signs of growth are finally visible. Trees have been cleared. Land has been leveled. Roads are being widened to handle the inevitable influx of traffic.

Hancock County's largest community and its governmental center are preparing to add more than 700,000 square feet of retail development in less than two years.

Construction on a 175,000-square-foot Lowe's home improvement store off Route 3 is moving along rapidly, and the store could open as early as next spring.

On its heels is the ...

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