Downtown
News & Updates
Who We Are
Welcome to Downtown Augusta—the beating heart of Maine's capital city! This is an exciting time in the history of our neighborhood and we can't wait for you to get in on the ground floor of all the changes happening.
Located in one of the Top 50 Small Towns in America, according to Livabaility.com, Downtown Augusta proudly joins the ranks of two other prominent Maine communities, Brunswick and Bar Harbor as one of only three cities in the state to be listed.
Situated in a sloping valley along the Kennebec River, Downtown Augusta offers an eclectic mix of old and new, perfect for either a family outing or a night out on the town.
As a largely volunteer organization composed of merchants, developers, and stakeholders, the Augusta Downtown Alliance (ADA) is thrilled to represent this diverse community, and remains committed to further developing it by fostering business growth, improving the region's quality of life, and promoting beautification.
Proudly partnered with Main Street America, ADA is pleased to follow the tried and tested Four Point Approach of Organization, Promotion, Economic Restructuring and Design that has worked so well in other Main Street communities throughout America.
So come and join ADA so you can see for yourself just what makes Downtown Augusta so uniquely special.
Meet Our Board
We have an amazing board of directors who volunteer their time to make Downtown Augusta a better place. Meet them below.
Heather Pouliot
Board President
Core Marketing & Design
Michael Hall
Executive Director
Augusta Downtown Alliance
Darek Grant
Board Vice President
City Council
Laura Soule
Treaurer
MacPage
Ehrin Simanski
Secretary
Lisa's Legit Burritos
Victoria Abbott
MaineGeneral Philanthropy
Kyia Bryant
Medical Examiner Office
J.R. Davis
Key Bank
Dave Dostie
Dostie Photo/State of Maine
Will Guerrette
Guerrette Properties
Casey Hynes
Cushnoc Brewing Co.
Andrew LeBlanc
NAI-Dunham Group
Leo Labranche
University of Maine at Augusta
Keith Luke
City of Augusta
Shawn McLaughlin
Stroudwater Distillery
Jared Mills
Augusta Police Chief
Linda Novak
Old Fort Western
Clint Pettingil
C.P. Sketch
Brad Sawyer
Senate Republican Office
Jay Simanski
Lisa's Legit Burritos