CAMDEN, Maine — The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday its plans for interior renovations to its visitor center on the Public Landing in Camden.
The facility is owned by the town and leased to the chamber.
The project will involve removal of interior walls and elimination of two unused offices to expand the main member display room from the current 360 square feet to more than 600 square feet. New flooring, lighting fixtures and display fixtures will be added.
Chamber leaders collaborated with town officials and members of the design team from the Camden Downtown Network Board in recent weeks to gain support for the renovations.
The chamber will pay for the work, using a portion of the proceeds from the recent sale of two parcels of property in Rockport.
The organization plans to begin work by early April, and will reopen the renovated facility by mid-May. The chamber currently is seeking a temporary location in downtown Camden to maintain a presence while the Public Landing facility is closed for renovations.
After soliciting bids for the project from all local contractors who are members of the organization, the chamber selected New Leaf Construction of Rockport to do the renovations.
The chamber also maintains an office and visitor center at One Park Drive in Rockland, and plans to remain in that space as well.