September 9th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

After more than two years of conducting meetings virtually as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic- Cumberland’s Downtown Development Commission is ready to get back to in person sessions beginning next month. The 13 member commission serves as a resource for local businesses for promotion, public relations, special events and other needs- and up until 2020 had held monthly public meetings at City Hall. When COVID numbers spiked- virtual meetings began and they continued up until Thursday. At the end of the September meeting, board chair Doug Schwab and executive director Melinda Kelleher spoke of the reason for making the switch back to in person sessions…