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Bryanton also reports that Enfield’s large commer-
cial retail area, a 700,000 square foot shopping mall,
surrounded by seven large plazas with an additional
800,000 square feet of space, “has become dat-
ed and is starting to flounder a bit. And so, what we
are now focused on is ‘what will The Mall become?
How are we going to retrofit and repurpose it?’ Right
now, we have no housing in our retail area. Maybe we
should start looking at housing; maybe it needs to be
more walkable and livable,” he muses. “Those are the
kinds of things we’re struggling with that will have a
huge implication, going forward.”
Erdmann notes that Enfield has always been commit-
ted to maintaining its infrastructure - not only to help
attract new business, but for the ongoing comfort and
safety of its citizens. “The town has had a long-time
commitment for keeping its roads in good condition,
