Standish is GrowSmart Maine’s Model Town Project. Model Town Project Coordinator Bruce Hyman said this is a two-year partnership to help implement a vision for the growth of the town. Some 60 residents gathered for a June 12 public workshop facilitated by GrowSmart to receive input. A growth plan for Standish was devised in 1992, but since then, 72 percent of new buildings were constructed in areas labeled low growth and rural. Hyman said a lot of communities create growth plans, but don’t follow through. Town officials and GrowSmart are working to change that.