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Brockton mayor outlines business-recruitment push and plan to pursue ownership of regional desalination plant
Summary
Mayor Moises Rodriguez told a chamber audience he intends to form a business advisory council, pursue new commercial growth and present a plan this summer to acquire a regional desalination plant that could produce about 10 million gallons a day to secure water for Brockton and neighboring towns.
Mayor Moises Rodriguez used the chamber forum to pitch a local economic strategy that pairs business recruitment with infrastructure moves he said would secure Brockton’s water future.
"We’re going to ... put together a business advisory council" to help retain and attract companies, Rodriguez said, listing outreach to prospective manufacturers as examples of active recruitment. He described talks with an electric carmaker and a panel manufacturer showing interest in Brockton as early leads.
The mayor also detailed a long-standing contractual relationship with a…
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