GrowSmart has been working with the town of Standish to develop a village center for future growth. They have encouraged economic development and worked with the town’s Planning Department to create new zoning ordinances so developers can more easily build within the village center. The downtown revitalization efforts, McNeil said, will leave the surrounding wooded areas free of sprawl. The work with Standish, called the “Model Town Project,” will be used to educate other communities throughout the state.