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[A Joseph Ross]

On 10/5/2011 9:56 AM, Martin Waters wrote:

> >A. Joseph Ross wrote:
> >I believe they were planning to retain only one of the towers.
>      Based on news coverage I've seen over several years, the 
> redevelopment plan always has called for demolishing all the 
> buildings, including the one with the towers on the roof, except the 
> office building at the front of the site (about 40 acres total).The 
> plans, calling for a shopping mall, did go into limbo when the economy 
> crashed, but the property was sold earlier this year to O'Connell, 
> based in Holyoke, a major developer in the area. According to a 
> Springfield Republican article in April, O'Connell said it also 
> plans demolition (supposedly "this year") of all but the office 
> building and construction of a mall. A couple weeks ago, the 
> Republican reported that one of the wanna-be casino developers in 
> Massachusetts is considering the Westinghouse site.

You've jogged my memory.  I think the plans were for demolishing the 
buildings and both towers, but after some public protest, someone 
proposed a compromise to demolish one tower and leave the other 
standing.  Of course, the entire plans went on hold because of the economy.

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