Business View Civil & Municipal l November 2022

179 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 Local investors are also advancing developments to rehabilitate historical buildings in the community and the business district. There are two primary projects that the city is focusing on, which are the Merrimac Paper Mill project and the Tombarello project. The Tombarello project is a joint venture between Lawrence and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to turn the space into a mixed-use property, home to retail shops, commercial spaces, and green space. The Merrimac Paper Mill structure is currently scheduled for demolition and cleanup to safeguard the city from further environmental harm. At present, there is also work being undertaken to identify 12 new parking areas, which would be multi-level and would accommodate 2,500 new parking spaces within the Lawrence business district. These parking lots would be green with the LAWRENCE , MA