tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post5108943898000398367..comments2023-09-25T06:47:42.119-05:00Comments on Worcester Blog: Future Of Low Income HousingBill Randellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-88738766500911426572009-03-10T08:36:00.000-05:002009-03-10T08:36:00.000-05:00You know I was around this town in the mid to late...You know I was around this town in the mid to late 60's when the Worcester center was built and this is sounding more and more like deja vu 40 years later.<BR/><BR/> Buildings dont change anything......be it new school buildings or NO/Lo new housing .....or new commercial space......you have to change the people......adn Worc is moving in the wrong direction in that dept.....just follow bills Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-91446984475323218132009-03-09T11:29:00.000-05:002009-03-09T11:29:00.000-05:00Bill, The difference between the two projects is t...Bill, <BR/><BR/>The difference between the two projects is that UNUM (City Square's trigger tenant) wants their headquarter building built as soon as possible. Hence the designation for City Square. BTW, when the announcement is made other leases will be announced, also.David Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04121876324744892386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-91815217959465509702009-03-09T07:35:00.000-05:002009-03-09T07:35:00.000-05:00Dave ZSouth Worcester Industrial Park (SWIP) was g...Dave Z<BR/><BR/><BR/>South Worcester Industrial Park (SWIP) was granted the same designation at the end of 2007 or beginning of 2008.<BR/><BR/>The winninig bidder has yet to take title for $1.<BR/><BR/>BillBill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-84786527986090769422009-03-09T06:52:00.000-05:002009-03-09T06:52:00.000-05:00so much hype about City Square in my opinion has a...so much hype about City Square in my opinion has actually stifled development..folks have held off doing anything to see it possibly take off<BR/><BR/>what is real surprising is how few heavy hitters we have out here..even during the last booom all we got was no-lo income housing developedPaulie's Point of Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558770663198651824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-62707558298171044282009-03-09T06:49:00.000-05:002009-03-09T06:49:00.000-05:00That of course should have read - to speed up the ...That of course should have read - to speed up the premitting process.David Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04121876324744892386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-9560343052518674042009-03-09T06:47:00.000-05:002009-03-09T06:47:00.000-05:00To all the doubters, City Square will be announced...To all the doubters, City Square will be announced very soon. <BR/><BR/>Why do you think City Manager Mike O'Brien filed the order a couple weeks back to designate City Square a special zone to spedd up the permitting process.David Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04121876324744892386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-38367491608595818102009-03-09T05:27:00.000-05:002009-03-09T05:27:00.000-05:00I don't think City Square has been the reason for ...I don't think City Square has been the reason for the city's stagnation....blame the stagnation on the residents and leaders of the city who have all put so much emphasis on City Square..when you put all your chips in one basket and the basket has a hole..you lose everything!Paulie's Point of Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558770663198651824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-22854863116934746402009-03-08T16:54:00.000-05:002009-03-08T16:54:00.000-05:00Quincy has something in the works that sounds eeri...Quincy has something in the works that sounds eerily reminiscent of the long abandoned City Square fiasco that has contributed to the stagnation of Worcester. <BR/><BR/>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/03/08/plan_for_center_gets_raves/?page=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com