Our Focus
The mission of the Village Improvement Association has not changed since the association was founded in 1878-It strives to make Brunswick an attractive place to live and do business by concentrating its efforts on the downtown area.
By concentrating the attention of businesses and private citizens on trees and flowering plants, by putting its own money to work in the same endeavors, the Village Improvement Association continues to believe that well kept plants are an important part of a town’s landscape.
Our
Programs
The 145th Annual Meeting
Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.
Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis Memorial Library
Meeting and updates on VIA activities
From Swamp to Centerpiece
200 Years of the Brunswick Mall
Jym St. Pierre
Director of Maine RESTORE: Editor of the Maine Environmental News website and is involved with a number of other nonprofit groups as well as local committees
Dues: $1.00 per year
In recent years, Brunswick has benefited from these V.I.A. projects:
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Petunia Madness
ButtonEvery summer, the VIA sees to it that the median strip on Brunswick’s Maine Street is planted with petunias.
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Gazebo on the Mall
ButtonThe band stand at the south end of the Mall was erected in the 1970s with VIA funds funds and lumber milled from Bowdoin pines.
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Beautification Awards
ButtonSince 2010, the VIA has looked at the various ways Brunswick businesses have used windowboxes and other floral enhancements to make their establishments more appealing. Every year, the VIA has distributed checks to businesses it found outstanding.
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Curtis Memorial Library Reading Garden
ButtonThe Village Improvement Association built a reading garden on the southwest side of the library. It is walled and planted with rhododendrons.
