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Town Shelves $49.5-Mil Redevelopment Plan

FRAMINGHAM, MA-Citing economic conditions, the town decides not to move ahead with a proposal for a mixed-use development here in the downtown area.

By Naomi Grossman | Updated on January 03, 2002

FRAMINGHAM, MA-A proposal for a mixed-use development here in the downtown area has been shelved thanks to a shaky economy. Officials here had hoped that the $49.5 million plan would rejuvenate the central business district.

The plan stemmed from a need to expand the Town Hall. When town officials realized how much it would cost to fix up the historic structure and expand it, they started to explore the possibility of putting in office and retail space and adding 66 housing units as well, creating a mixed use campus. The plan was to use revenue bonds to finance the project and officials here wanted the project itself to generate revenue. The project was also the first development here to use the mixed use zoning bylaw, which allows for housing on second floors and above in this area of the city.

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