TOPSHAM

Selectmen hold a public hearing today so voters can weigh a Sept. 25 town meeting warrant containing five economic development proposals.

The hearing will start at 7 p.m. at the municipal building, 100 Main St. The special town meeting is Sept. 25.

There are five items on the draft warrant:

— A proposed tax-increment financing district at the site of the former Amenity Manor at 29 Elm St., where a 36-unit senior housing facility is proposed. Having a TIF in place would help cover operating costs in order to make the facility affordable to renters, developers have said.

— A proposed TIF district stretching along Main Street from the Frank J. Wood Bridge to the Interstate 295 overpass, including Topsham Commerce Park — a total of 326 acres.

— A neighborhood realization plan for Elm and Green streets.

— An ordinance amendment that would add light manufacturing to allowed uses in Topsham Commerce Park on the former Navy Annex while still prohibiting any outdoor storage of product or materials.

— Authorization for the town to submit a $240,000 Community Development Block Grant application to the state on behalf of Wicked Joe Coffee Roasting Co., currently located on Water Street in Brunswick, which is looking to expand in the former Commissary in Topsham Commerce Park.

The two TIF applications, the neighborhood revitalization plan and the ordinance amendment language, can be found on the town website at www.topshammaine.com.

dmoore@timesrecord.com