December 26th, 2022 by WCBC Radio
Just about to enter it’s 8th year, developers of the Cumberland Gateway Center continue to acquire and demolish properties while construction crews work on getting the first buildings complete. The center is being constructed between Park Street and Maryland Avenue and Emily and Williams streets, part of the Rolling Mill neighborhood. The developer is Ed Scott who has said that once complete, the center will contain restaurants, shops and a hotel. The project dates to 2014 when the city first began acquiring properties at the site. The effort has faced challenges from several homeowners who have refused to sell. Cumberland Mayor Ray Morriss acknowledges that process has been a deliberate one, but in the end he believes the finished product will have been worth the wait…