March 14th, 2023 by WCBC Radio

Cumberland Mayor Ray Morriss tells WCBC News that the city is becoming increasingly frustrated  with the developer of the planned Rolling Mill project- exasperated with the lack of construction activity. Groundbreaking on the proposed commercial complex/shopping plaza was held in December 2020- but while dozens of aging houses and structures have been razed- there are no signs that the site will be open for business anytime soon with just one building complete. Developer Ed Scott has said that the plans call for a hotel, restaurants, shops and a convenience store once completed.  Mayor Morriss says that there have been recent conversations with Scott  and indications are that while it has moved at a snail’s pace, the project is not dead…

While not wanting to point fingers at the previous administration’s handling of the project- he acknowledged that there were probably better approaches to take…