Senator named head of Saco downtown organization

The City of Saco’s downtown development organization, Saco Main Street, has
selected a familiar name as their new president.

Justin Chenette, who represents the Saco area in the State Senate, has been voted by
their board of directors to serve in the top role for the next year.
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“Downtown Saco is the place to be,” says Chenette. “I look forward to working with a
great group of people to put on wonderful community events, promote all Saco has to
offer, and support our small businesses to make this a vibrant place to live, work, and
play."

Saco Main Street Board of Directors: Back row - Alex MacPhail, Bill Stanton, Marshall Archer, Peg Poulin, Richard Hodgdon, Linda Verville, Brian Doyle, William Mann. Front row - Stefa Normantas, Justin Chenette, Bette Brunswick.

Chenette has served on the Saco Main Street board for the past 2 years and previously
served a year a half when the organization was known as Saco Spirit back in 2012.

Saco Main Street is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, independent from the city that is
designated as a Main Street - Maine Community by the Maine Downtown Center. The
organization focuses on promotions and marketing, design and preservation, economic
development, and volunteer organization to revitalize and improve Saco’s historic
downtown area.

The rest of the board officers include Stefa Normantas as Vice President, Bette
Brunswick as Treasurer, and Bill Stanton as Secretary. Rob Biggs is the current
Executive Director.

For ways to volunteer and a list of upcoming events, visit www.sacomainstreet.org.