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UPDATES

3-15-04 - Ideas for development run gamut from mixed-use high rises to cafes along brook ... Read more
3-06-04 - Public input sought on Quincy downtown plans... Read more
2-28-04 - Design workshop planned to brainstorm ways to revitalize city ... Read more
1-21-04 - State official can't offer Quincy money for revitalization ... Read more
1-20-04 - Housing in Quincy sees big changes; more coming ... Read more
1-16-04 - Quincy Center forum elicits enthusiasm for sweeping changes ... Read more
1-10-04 - City, Patriot Ledger to sponsor 1st of 2 public forums ... Read more

 DAY 1 STORIES  

 SIGNS OF LIFE: Quincy poised for return to vitality

 MAYORAL OBSESSION: All have tried to pump new life into downtown

 MONEY MATTERS: Older, smaller buildings don't yield the tax revenue of new buildings

 GROWING SMARTLY: Traditional town centers key to good planning

 THE PLAYERS: The people on Mayor William Phelan's downtown committee

 FACES IN QUINCY: Karl Briggs tells how Quincy Mutual Insurance has thrived

 PROPERTY LIST: A list of properties in downtown Quincy

 MESSAGE BOARD: Add your comments about Quincy's revitalization plans

 E-MAIL THE LEDGER: Send us your thoughts about city plans

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THE PLAYERS

Mayor William Phelan has named 16 people to the Downtown Quincy Committee. The committee hopes to develop a plan to revive the downtown’s commercial and residential and nightlife sectors:

Walter Hannon Jr.

Chairman: A former mayor who developed one of the first downtown redevelopment plans in the 1970s. He’s a partner in the Quarry Hills development in West Quincy.

Thomas Koch

Quincy park commissioner: Knowledgeable on open space issues, and a longtime, well-connected public official.

Robert Rizzi

President of the Norfolk County Central Labor Council: As head of the city’s largest umbrella group of unions, he’ll have a say in any major construction projects downtown.

James Shannon

President, National Fire Protection Association: A former congressman and state attorney general who now heads one of Quincy’s largest employers.

Douglas Briggs

President of Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Co.: The company is a Quincy staple that has invested more than $15 million into its Quincy Center home during the last decade.

Peter O’Connell

One of the city’s most successful developers. He built Marina Bay, State Street South and is a partner at Quarry Hills.

Richard Picarello

Chief financial officer of Stop & Shop companies Inc. Its 10-story headquarters is a cornerstone to Quincy Center.

 

 

Thomas Flatley

One of the region’s most successful developers. He and others turned the former quarries in South Quincy into Crown Colony Office Park, among other major projects.

Jeffrey Mullan

A lawyer with the Boston firm of Foley Hoag, LLP. He specializes in land acquisition issues and redevelopment.

Douglas Gutro

Quincy’s Ward 5 city councilor. Any development plan will have to consider neighborhood concerns.

Mary Ellen Cronin

Chairwoman, Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals: The zoning board holds many of the regulatory keys to any redevelopment plans.

Maralin Manning

Executive director, Quincy Center Business and Professional Association: She represents the interests of retail business owners downtown.

Anthony Lionetta

Engineer, Earth Tech Inc.: He’s been heavily involved with the development of the Quincy Center Concourse for several years.

Kristin Priscella

Phelan’s director of operations. She’s coordinating many of the logistics related to the redevelopment project.

Thomas Largey

Phelan’s executive secretary. He’s the highest-ranking aide to Phelan.

Monica Conyngham

City solicitor, the city’s chief lawyer. She has an expertise in environmental law.

 

 

       
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