So who should be held accountable for the industrial park fiasco?????? Someone needs to take responsibilty fro cost US soooo much money!

I would like to point out there is a PDf attached to this article people may find interesting. (right below the photo)

I just finished reading the document and I would suggest every to take the time to read.

"It doesn't take a rocket scientist" to know that it's very expensive to try to build
something on top of a high pile of ledge rock; i.e., exceptionally poor choice of
location.

Sounds like a witch hunt to me. They totally set Milanoski up for failure. they obviously held back money that could have been used to complete projects to better our City. So the question is, what kind of leaders would do something that would intentionally hurt our city? who wants people running our city that doesn't put the city's best interset ahead of their power hungry egos? Food for thought. A shame really.

Actually, Laura, it was quite the opposite. Mike Milanoski was the shepherd of pie in the sky ideas and sold them like a snake oil salesman at any expense to us taxpayers. Kudos to this mayor for finally doing something about him. He knew he would take some heat but did what was best for Attleboro. Keep up the fantastic work Mayor Dumas!

No disrespect Francesca, but Milanowski did not go on this venture alone without the Mayors backing (initially). And as far as " what was best for Attleboro... Was it best now that it took soooo long to get anything done we had potential tennants back out? Is it best for US taxpayers that we now have to foot the bill for paying the electric bill for the industrial parks 1 tennant? yes 1 tennant. If you read the PDF it's pretty clear what went on. The mayor held back the money as punishment to get rid of Milanowski and even stated funds would be available after he was gone. Milanowski may have made some missteps but he is not the sole person that should take the heat. there's plenty to go around.

I think you may have some of your facts wrong, Laura. As I recall, it was necessary for the council to vote to lend the ARA money for the electric poles BECAUSE Milanowski and the old ARA board either never budgeted that cost or ran the project so far into the ground that there wasn't any of their own money to pay for it. What the council did was the only responsible thing to do at the time. No electricity...no tenants. Pretty simple. But again, as I understand it, the council expects that money back on behalf of the taxpayers as the lots are sold. Again, pretty responsible.

Moreover, exactly which tenant has "backed out"? The property has already been sold and is now owned by a seafood company. You may be referring to the fact that this company has threatened to reject the tax agreement voted by the special board made up of the Mayor, Treasurer, Assessor and a few members of the council. If so, then please understand that this board also seems to be doing the responsible thing with taxpayers money...that is to say, they are protecting it from unreasonable demands.

Finally, exactly what money did the Mayor "hold back"?

It is not owned yet by MAR.
See the sun chronicle storyt in todays paper.

Yes MAR owns that 1 particular lot. Doesn't mean they will build a business that will benefit us in any way. So we could have 1 owner of 1 parcel that does nothing with it. I was referring to Lees comment, I took it as MAR owning more than 1 lot. I guess I could have used a different word "own". They own that lot, they own the dirt, they own the foundation. whether or not they do anything with it remains to be seen. So yes, we have an owner of a foundation in the industrial park, WAHOOOOO!!!

Seems to me that these "adults" need to put aside their petty differences and get off their high horses so something gets accomplished in the redevelopment.