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Poll: Should The State Intervene In The Mystic Streetscape Project?

Groton Officials say the project must proceed, but business owners want the project to stop until after the summer. Should the state intervene? Take our poll and leave your thoughts in the comments.

 

Many downtown Mystic business owners and residents want the Mystic .

“Just end the project now. Get it out. Get them out of there,” said who owns . He said he lost thousands of dollars in May, is losing hundreds each day in June, and if the project drags on through August, “I’ll probably just fold.”

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Business owners say the , jeopardizing the health of the downtown area and many people in the Mystic area seem to agree.

This whole project has been a complete disaster and it's a 'no brainer' to stop it until tourist season is over!!,” Linda Flannery wrote on Patch’s Facebook.

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But according to Groton Planning and Development Director the project for the summer and resuming it in October could have financial consequences and result in higher labor costs.

State officials have said that , and that the Mystic brand is an essential part of that component. If that’s true as the streetscape project continues and if the June 30 deadline comes and goes should the state intervene in the project. Take our poll and add your thoughts in the comments.


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