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November 7th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
The financing of this project has been risky given the overall economic situation, so the current issue is not too surprising. What is surprising, however, is that the groundwork for the amount of State support was apparently not thoroughly executed. There should be no surprises on the level of public funding required at this time.
Given the tenous financing situation, it would appear that the City/State should require some type of performance bond by Trinity before the infrastructure and other public funding is released. We cannot afford to make a substantial investment without assurance that there will be an economic return.
November 7th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
This disappointing. Trinity spent so much time and effort to get Lowellians involved in the discussion through the charette process, why didn’t they plan to do the same with the State delegation if they expecting (needed) so much State assistance in the launching of this project?
This letter was written only three weeks after the City Council approved the land disposition.
I am not optimistic.
November 8th, 2008 at 8:28 am
I think there is more going on here, afterall this is Lowell. Everyone did or should have known that state or federal asistance would be needed for a project of this magnitude. There are numerous examples out there.
Reading deeper into the story it seems there is support on all sides and there is money available. I think we need to watch everything unfold.
November 8th, 2008 at 9:08 am
I agree, m.r. I do think that this will still go forward. I do wish Trinity had done more homework, keeping the officials in the loop, but we don’t really know the whole story here and I do think that everyone’s basically on the same page. The fact that the Governor’s office recognizes this as a Growth District really means something.
Let’s wait and see. I would really love to put people to work getting this started in the spring on schedule. That’s a better stimulus package than handing everyone $300 to spend at the grocery store, IMHO. (Not that I would say no to Obama’s tax cut LOL.)
November 8th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Oh and as mentioned, it’s pretty easy to assume this might have happened because of sudden private sector nervousness with regards to lending out credit, and that a commitment from the state earlier rather than later can assuage those fears and get the ball rolling.