Amherst has first crack at land eyed for high-tech research center
Amherst Town Hall GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Backers of the Eruptor Lab have a purchase-and-sale agreement on land in North Amherst near the Mill District. CONTRIBUTED
A artist’s rendering shows the 80,000-square-foot building that will house the technology and manufacturing incubator, which will bring together businesses, UMass researchers and scientists. CONTRIBUTED
Published: 6/28/2021 8:28:48 PM
AMHERST Amherst Town Council is deciding whether to acquire a North Amherst parcel being eyed for a high-tech research center, though it would likely have to commit more than $1.5 million to do so.
Councilors were scheduled to meet Tuesday in executive session to discuss the right of first refusal the town has to purchase 18.58 acres of land between Sunderland and Montague roads, owned by the Thomas F. Mitchell Family Trust and Mitchell Family Farm Trust.