For the past year, the Elm Street bridge next to the Tremont Nail Factory has been closed down with little change in sight.

In the past week, landscaping and beautification efforts have taken place on Elm Street, but if and when any work will get down on the bridge and the dam is anyone’s guess.

Cindi Assad, owner of the Old Company Store on Elm Street, said that last week, a team from A.D. Makepeace came to Elm Street and began the beautification process.

According to A.D. Makepeace spokesperson Linda Burke, Makepeace owns the water control structure, but not the dam itself.

“While we work through the ownership issue, we’re assisting the town with landscaping and signage,” she said.

The dam, which is near the Tremont Nail Factory, is classified as a High Hazard Potential (Class 1) by the Office of Dam Safety at the Department of Conservation and Recreation, meaning that loss of life or major structural damage could occur if it failed.

An August 2014 report said the dam “faces a multitude of repairs in order to maintain public safety” and that an inspection showed “unstable upstream wall sections, sinkholes and leakage . . . and deterioration of concrete,” as just some of the problems, according to the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

Repairs, which are estimated at $1.2 million, would include the Elm Street bridge that crosses the dam.

Assad said about a month ago she called the Board of Selectmen to find out what was happening with Elm Street, since it had been closed for nearly a year.

“It’s hurting our business,” Assad said, noting that the Old Company Store has been in operation on Elm Street for 22 years.

Assad said when she spoke with Selectmen, she was told that it was determined A.D. Makepeace owns the dam. She said she was told Plymouth County owns the road, although who would be responsible for the road if that were the case remains unclear.

Phone calls and e-mails to Town Administrator Derek Sullivan were unreturned.

Assad said Makepeace has cleared away brush and cleaned up the pond next to the store and are planning on repainting or replacing the fencing in the area. After that they will be gin planting flowers in the area and hope to create something of a small park on the green between Elm Street and Cranberry Highway.

Makepeace aims to finish the job by the Fourth of July, according to Assad.

Even though the issue of the dam repairs is unresolved, Assaid said she is happy to see something is being done.

“We’ve been waiting for something positive for a year and two weeks,” said Assad.