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Councilors press mayor on Danforth building transfer and whether state will cover courthouse remediation
Summary
Councilors questioned the timing and terms of the city’s transfer of the Danforth Building to the state and sought clarity on whether the state will remediate mold and asbestos at the old Middlesex courthouse before or after the property transfer.
Councilors pressed the mayor for details about the city's recent transfer of the Danforth Building to the state and for assurances about whether the state will pay remediation costs for the old Middlesex courthouse, which councilors had been told might be part of a property exchange tied to a regional justice center.
Councilor Cannon asked why the city completed the transfer of the Danforth parcel before the state acted to transfer the courthouse property that many councilors said had been described as part of an exchange. Cannon said the Concord Street parcel…
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