Fudgie the Whale Comes to New Britain
Fudgie the Whale is coming to New Britain and he’s bringing 225 jobs with him, which is something I’ve said before that the city desperately needs. I have to give credit to Mayor Stewart and to the Common Council for this one–great work all around. As far as I can tell, this is a win-win for New Britain (as reported in the New Britain Herald):
“Without a doubt, this is the most exciting moment of my three-and-a-half years as mayor,” he said. “Not only does this put the former Fafnir site, vacant for over 10 years, back on the property tax rolls, it will mean quality jobs for New Britain residents.”
Calling the decision by Carvel “a lifetime opportunity for the city,” Stewart expressed gratitude to everyone from Rell and state agencies such as the Department of Economic and Community Development to the city’s Common Council, staff and “of course to Celebration Foods and Centerplan Development.”
Centerplan will remake the land and put up buildings for Carvel.Use of the proposed building, with an estimated value of $16.3 million in facilities, machinery and equipment, is expected to result in more than $500,000 in real and personal property tax revenue for the city.
The state could see an economic return estimated to be
in excess of $23 million over 10 years.[...]
Jim Wyskiewicz, Democratic candidate for mayor and a council member, said it was “Common Council efforts of the last two months, actively passing legislation, that facilitated this effort.”
Can Cookie Puss be far behind?