New Bedford Ward 3 candidate Shawn Oliver said he may not be well-versed in politics, but he wants to represent the typical resident on the city council.
New Bedford Ward 3 candidate Shawn Oliver said he may not be well-versed in politics, but he wants to represent the typical resident on the city council.
The city of New Bedford is considering relaxing the requirements for a new industrial park, called the Advanced Manufacturing Campus, after no commercial real estate developers submitted proposals by the Sept. 30 deadline.
The 100-acre campus would be carved out of an active municipal golf course, the Whaling City Golf Course, which totals 275 acres, adjacent to the intersection of Routes 195 and 140.
Mayor Jon Mitchell said the city can’t control the economic factors that may have deterred developers such as rising interest rates but it could expand the allowable uses of the property.
“It could be and I don't want to speculate it could be that the zoning was too restrictive,” he said. “There's a careful balancing that has to take place there. We don't want just anything on that site. We have high standards in New Bedford.”
After New Bedford received no bids to redevelop a golf course into a proposed manufacturing park, officials are getting feedback from developers and an advisor.
After New Bedford received no bids to redevelop a golf course into a proposed manufacturing park, officials are getting feedback from developers and an advisor.