Written by Clinton’s redevelopment effort got a nice boost of energy this afternoon with a visit from Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito to one of our priority development properties, the Bigelow Spinning Mills on Main Street.
Lieutenant Governor Polito came to Clinton to discuss the $50,000 MassDevelopment Site Readiness Grant recently awarded to the town so we can look into potential uses for the historic mill building, which dates back to the mid-19th century and Clinton’s beginnings of a town at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution.
Also present were State Rep. Harold Naughton, my fellow Selectman Michael Dziokonski, Town Administrator Michael Ward, Community and Economic Development Director Phil Duffy, MassDevelopment’s Director of Land Planning and Permitting Ed Starzec and VP of Planning and Development Claire O’Neill, and Suzanne DiSalvo of Lerner Ladds Bartels, the architects conducting the site readiness study.
Clinton was born from its mills, and redeveloping this site into something that benefits the town, residents of Clinton and the greater region overall, and the building’s owners is a huge priority for us. I’m really excited to see what DiSalvo and her team come up with. We’re hoping to see something by the end of the calendar year.
Sean Kerrigan, Clinton Select Board 