Since the Spring of 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City temporarily closed Mill Street from Neal Street to West Main Street to allow restaurants and retail businesses to expand their operations. 

The proposed Mill Street Project includes continuing the partial closure of Mill Street from Neal Street to West Main Street to create a more permanent and attractive pedestrian-only zone downtown. The partial closure will allow downtown businesses to maintain and enhance the expanded areas for outdoor dining and shopping. The closure will also allow for a more elaborate use of Mill Street for special events (i.e., city-sponsored annual holiday events, farmer’s markets, etc.).