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November 17, 2011
Dear Friends,
Since I took office in January, we’ve worked together to reinforce the security at our airports, help small business owners and preserve important environmental regulations, among many other things. But first on my list of priorities has always been creating honest, good-paying jobs in our district and across our state. I’m happy to announce that 10,000 of those desperately needed new jobs will be coming to Massachusetts’ 10th Congressional District.
The transfer of the South Weymouth Naval Air Station into Southfield, a mixed residential-commercial, smart growth transit oriented development, has taken many years. On Tuesday, however, the deal was signed and the land will be transferred from the US Navy on December 15th. Final negotiations had focused on the environmental cleanup of the former naval station. Together with EPA Region Administrator Curt Spalding, we fought to ensure the Navy appropriately cleaned the site so that Southfield will be a safe place to live and work. Their agreement to do so was the final hurdle and I am extremely pleased that the day when we have passed that hurdle has come.
Southfield is the largest active development anywhere in our area, and its long term importance to the region and the Commonwealth cannot be understated. It will consist of approximately 2,800 housing units, which include apartments, condos, town houses and single family homes, as well as 2 million square feet of commercial space – 450,000 square feet of which will be for retailers. Further, 70% of the land at Southfield has been reserved for open space and active recreation. In short, it’s a great example of a sustainable development where people can live and work in same area, but also have the option of taking a commuter rail to Boston.
At a time when so many people across the country are out of work, we should be very thankful for the thousands of new jobs that will be created in our area once the development of Southfield begins.
Warm regards,
Bill Keating
United States Representative
Massachusetts State, 10th Congressional District
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