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Environmental Concerns Raised About Plans for Former Naval Facility

WEYMOUTH, MA-EPA has concerns about a proposed commercial development here on a 1,450 acre installation but South Shore Tri Town Development Corp. is not worried. It intends to fulfill all requirements.

By Naomi Grossman | Updated on November 06, 2000

WEYMOUTH,MA-The US Environmental Protection Agency has expressed concern over the proposed mall and business complex planned for the former Naval facility here. The EPA has reservations about the impact the project will have on surrounding communities.

While the Office of Environmental Affairs in Massachusetts would not be specific about the plan because the project is in MEPA (Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act), Doug Pizzi, the office’s press secretary, did tell GlobeSt.com that “this is the largest commercial development in the state and it’s our job to make sure that the environmental impacts are mitigated.”

Officials at South Shore Tri Town Development Corp. are not concerned that this is going to affect their development plans for the 1,450-acre installation. “No one thinks this project is dead in the water,” Mary Cordeiro an administrative assistant at the company tells Globest.com. “We are going to address all the issues. We intend to satisfy every scope of work in the MEPA unit.”

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