Everett elected officials’ latest legislative maneuver to unlock a redevelopment of the city’s soon-to-shutter Constellation Energy power plant fell short again on Beacon Hill yesterday, victim of discord over a late budget bill.
An economic development bill filed Monday removes the Alford Street property from a state designated port area, just weeks after House Speaker Ronald Mariano tossed cold water on the idea.
Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria and a Beacon Hill lawmaker defended legislation that could accelerate redevelopment of a 43-acre waterfront parcel including a potential professional soccer stadium.
Boston Harbor is nationally renowned as a maritime resource with a long and distinct history of social and economic uses but building the next generation’s waterfront requires a reinvention of one of our greatest assets – the working port.
