Public Works facility, a recreation center, and a fire station in the northern part of the community.These follow other major investments in recent years, such as the new high school and a fire station in the southern part of town. “There’s a lot of large scale capital investment going on right now to try to bring Billerica up to that 21st Century level of what we all expect from the government,” remarks Maynard. LOOKING AHEAD Over the coming months, Maynard says Billerica will explore zoning changes in an area known as Technology Park, to encourage more commercial PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Revolutionary Valley www.revolutionaryvalley.org Revolutionary Valley CVB promotes a region defined by revolutions—historic, industrial, cultural, and now technological. Led by Billerica and its Route 3 partners, the Valley connects innovation with quality of life, making it a destination where companies grow, teams meet, and history keeps moving forward. development and create a more vibrant district. “That is what has me most excited to come to work, because of the possibility of what that could be someday,” he admits. “We’ve been meeting with the business owners over there, and we’ve been having internal conversations about how we can adjust the zoning to attract a developer to come in and actually build what we want. I’m really excited to see where those conversations lead to.” As for what he sees as Billerica’s greatest strength, Maynard states, “I don’t know of a community that has residents who are as passionate about the community as the folks who live here. They care about their town. They love their town.” For Cronin, Billerica’s location is a selling point.“It’s close enough to the city that it can take advantage of everything the city has to offer,” she portrays. Malgieri reflects, “I love how big this town is and how much potential it has. We have all this space. We have these forests and rivers, kind of dividing neighborhoods into smaller pockets of community but we still have big community perks. I just love that about us.” 44 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 10
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