CAMDEN — The municipal Ragged Mountain Redevelopment Committee and the nonprofit Ragged Mountain Recreation Foundation is hosting a meeting this evening, 5:30 p.m., in the Washington Street Conference Room to talk with citizens about the Snow Bowl improvement project. The meeting includes hearing a status report and a financial review.

Snow Bowl staff will be on hand at the meeting to provide information.

Last month, the committee apprised the Camden Select Board of the project, and reported that the cost estimates had increased from $6.5 million to $8.4 million. That meant that construction of a new lodge at the Camden Snow Bowl will likely be on hold while another $1.6 million is secured and ground work at the mountain is finished. The Ragged Mountain Recreation Foundation, the nonprofit that committed to raising the larger chunk of private donations for the overhaul of the Camden Snow Bowl, would be going back to work, according to its president, Bob Gordon.

The Camden Snow Bowl and the bigger Ragged Mountain Recreation Area is owned and operated by the Town of Camden.

The Snow Bowl circulated the following email to season passholders last week:

“As part of our commitment to communicating with all stakeholders about the Camden Snow Bowl redevelopment, representatives of the Snow Bowl Redevelopment Committee, the Town, and the Ragged Mountain Foundation will hold a public meeting at the Washington Street Conference Room in the Town Office at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 2. We will detail the current timeline for finishing the improvements, how town and foundation funds have been spent in long-term investments to infrastructure, and the impact of those improvements on taxpayers and our local economy. We will also leave time to answer any questions.”

The agenda for this evening meeting follows:

II.       Ragged Mountain Redevelopment Project Overview

III.      Where the Project stands: Status & Financial Review

IV.       To the Finish Line: The plan to complete the Redevelopment Project

1. Phase I:  Completion of mountain improvements (2015)

1. Phase II: Parking lot site work (2015)

1. Phase III:  Lodge construction: When funds have been raised

1. Ragged Mountain Recreation Area Foundation capital campaign
3. 
   V.  General Q&A
    
   Adjourn

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• Camden Planning Board to begin Snow Bowl lodge review (Jan. 9)

• Camden Select Board brings in old friend to help with Snow Bowl progress (Jan. 7)

• Camden Snow Bowl to start making snow Jan. 5 (Jan. 2)

• Camden Select Board pushes Ragged Mountain redevelopment project forward over protests of many Hosmer Pond neighbors (Dec. 18)

• Snow Bowl progress report to Camden Select Board continues to be positive (Dec. 3)

• One by one, 20 chairlift towers went up at the Camden Snow Bowl (Dec. 1)

• Helicopter to help raise, place 23 chairlift towers at Camden Snow Bowl (Dec. 1)

• Report: Ragged Mountain Redevelopment Project $500,000 over budget (Oct. 8)

• Camden Planning Board approves Snow Bowl lighting plan as proposed (Oct. 6)

• Camden Snow Bowl on target for Dec. 20 opening, weather willing (Sept. 19)

• Camden to contract with South Portland firm to manage Snow Bowl lodge, base area (July 24, 2014)

• Camden Snow Bowl project remains under DEP scrutiny, making progress, more work ahead (July 11)

• Vermont trail builder takes helm with Camden Snow Bowl project, new phase gets under way (July 10)

• Camden Snow Bowl prepped for more rain, assembling working group to assist with next steps (July 2)

• Snow Bowl mountain mud runoff causes headache for neighbors, town (July 1)

• Camden Snow Bowl anticipates ending season in the black; work begins on Ragged Mountain (March 19)

• Homage to Camden’s Big T (March 15, 2014)

• By wide margin, Camden voters approve Snow Bowl improvement bond (Nov. 5, 2013)

• Camden voters consider $2 million Snow Bowl bond, three zoning amendments (Nov. 3, 2013)

• Camden committee selects new parks and recreation director (Sept. 6, 2013)

• Camden considers $2 million Snow Bowl bond, ordinance amendments Nov. 5 (Sept. 4, 2014)

• Camden ready to put $2 million bond before voters (Aug. 21, 2013)

• Camden pursues federal money to help with Snow Bowl upgrade (July 10, 2013)

• Camden learns about refurbished chairlifts, woven grips and haul ropes (April 10, 2013)

• Last run for Jeff (Jan. 21, 2013)

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• Ready for packed powder? Camden Snow Bowl to make it quicker, sooner with updated snow guns (Sept. 12, 2012)

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