"The driving component of the Mills Corp. reuse plan is a retail development and the mayor believes the town can do better than that," Jane Hackett, chief of staff in the mayor's office, tells GlobeSt.com.
According to Hackett, Madden would like to slow down the process and refocus on zoned areas of the plan. He would like to see office and research and development drive the redevelopment and allow retail and service industries to complement those facilities.
"The labor force in this community is commuting and they would come to work here," notes Hackett. "The jobs that would be generated here are the type of jobs that would support families. Retail jobs are not jobs in which families can be maintained."
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