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Town Administrator Marc Strange says a change of government is needed in Ludlow.
massive (500,000 square feet) Mill 11, the largest building on the property, as well as the greenspace at the eastern end of the prop- erty given the informal name ‘the back 40’ (acres) and the formal name Millside Commercial Park. A MassWorks grant has been received to build a road and cul-de-sac through that property, and the project recently went to bid.
“That will open that back acreage for development, and we’re excited that this is moving forward as well,” he said, adding that he expects the road to be ready by June of next year.
Officially, there will be roughly 38 acres of land available to sell
a way that you can’t at the state level or the federal level. I just fell in love with that.
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“We’re focused on maximizing our downtown area, through development, through infrastructure improvements, through aesthetic improvements — however we can do it.”
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or lease, he went on, adding that there should be considerable demand.
“I think that, once it gets out on the street to bid, we’re going to get a lot of inquiries,” he said, noting that there will six different lots of varying sizes, including one large lot that can accom- modate a 250,000-square-foot building. “I do know there is a great shortage of available land and available buildings at this time, and I think we’re going to have some good interest in the property.”
As for the preferred uses, Daley said manu- facturing is at the top of that list due to the job- creation potential, but the market will ultimately determine what happens with that acreage.
“We’re certainly going to work to make sure it’s a good fit, not only to the mills, but to Lud- low,” he told BusinessWest. “We’re not just going to take anyone willing to buy it; it’s got to be a business development that fits the makeup of what we’re trying to accomplish at the mills.”
Progress Report
Strange came to Ludlow as town administrator in the spring of 2022, marking a course change for the former director of Planning and Development for Agawam and selectman in Longmeadow.
He told BusinessWest that he saw the position in Ludlow as an opportunity to take a leadership position in a community and use his various skill sets to effect change in this community of roughly 21,000 people.
“I love municipal government,” he said. “I know it sounds cli- ché, but it gives you a chance to impact people’s lives every day in
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