The commission, which is charged with examining options for the 200 acres of prime real estate, held its inaugural meeting in the State House. Morse, R-Salem, said there's no question that state resources are required to make redevelopment a possibility. It was formerly used for a state institution for the developmentally disabled, and later as a place to house state prisoners. The commission’s charge under House Bill 340 is to form a comprehensive plan for the reuse and redevelopment of the State School property. “I believe this needs to be a site that either creates jobs or trains people for jobs, or possibly both,” he said.

Source: Daily Sun October 05, 2017 04:41 UTC