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Rep. Kasner asks for special commission to repurpose vacant offices and ready Massachusetts for ‘next economy’
Summary
Representative Kristen Kasner told the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies that H.490 would create a special commission to inventory the built environment, identify permitting and infrastructure barriers, and recommend changes to prepare Massachusetts for growth in technology, green energy and advanced manufacturing.
Representative Kristen Kasner told the joint committee that H.490 would establish a special commission to assess the commonwealth’s existing built environment, permitting practices and infrastructure needs to help communities adapt vacant or underused space for emerging industries.
“This bill, H.490, establishes a special commission to inventory our assets, diagnose our barriers, and identify opportunities, specifically around the existing built environment, infrastructure,…
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