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Development Corp. Needs Further Review of High-Tech Presentation

WEYMOUTH, MA-MassTech Center's plan for the former Naval Air Station here is getting a lot of publicity but officials from the South Shore Tri-State Development Corp., which is overseeing the base's reuse, are frustrated by the company's lack of a specific plan.

By Naomi Grossman | Updated on January 07, 2001

WEYMOUTH, MA-A proposed conversion of the former Naval Air Station here by MassTech Center LLC into a high-tech center, which reportedly could cost up to $1 billion, needs further review. This is despite the publicity surrounding the company’s presentation to the development corporation overseeing the base’s reuse.

“They made a presentation on their vision but they have given us nothing in writing and until I get something its just a vision,” Kenneth Goff, executive director of the South Shore Tri-Town Development Corp., tells GlobeSt.com. “I have a process in place which is used to screen information from interested parties. We need to satisfy infrastructure and environmental issues here.”

According to Goff, many developers have expressed interest in developing the former station since the corporation ended its agreement with VA-based Mills Corp. to develop a $250-million retail-entertainment complex. Says Goff, MassTech’s vision is a large one in that the company would like to be the master developer of all of the areas defined in the plans for development. Over two years ago, voters from Abington, Weymouth and Rockland approved a reuse plan calling for more than one million sf each of retail and commercial space, 500 to 700 units of senior housing, an 18-hole golf course and 750 acres of open space.

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