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"e redevelopment plan, which we
were supportive of, was if a neighboring
community could not accommodate a
business, the agreement would be they'd
go to Devens. Our thought was it would be
larger warehouses, transportation depots,
that kind of thing. It was everything but,"
said Mazzarella, who was elected mayor in
1993. "It's beautiful, they've done a good job
planning it out, but it's been to our expense.
During some tougher economic times in
2008, 2009, and 2010 it's been tough to see
new buildings come up when we're trying to
keep business open."
Delorier said that companies are
required to exhaust their options in
nearby municipalities before beginning
their Devens journey. But Mazzarella said
many companies he's met with tend to get
mysterious cold feet.
"We take a prospective tenant, and they
keep coming up with excuses as to why we
can't accommodate them," he said.
It's not all bad though, Mazzarella
said. Leominster has certainly benefited
from Devens in direct and indirect ways.
Leominster companies doing HVAC work
Devens provides residents
with services such as land-
scaping and snow removal.
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