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Downtown improvement effort advances

HISTORIC LIGHT FIXTURES are among many upgrades that have been made to public property in Middlebury village, thanks to the community’s Downtown Improvement District ordinance. That ordinance is on the cusp of being renewed for another seven years.
Independent photo/Steve James
June 26, 2025
A newly revitalized Middlebury Downtown Improvement District Commission (DIDC) is about to get another seven years to marshal resources for additional improvements to public property in the shire town’s core village area.
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