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Feb 1, 2021 The highlighted area is the new proposed district. Despite dramatically shrinking the size of a proposed “Hospitality, Recreation, and Entertainment District” along Glen Charlie Road, representatives of the Quincy developer who proposed it faced sharp questions and criticism at a public hearing on Feb. 1. The proposed “overlay” district previously was set to encompass about one quarter of the town’s landmass, including the roughly 275-acre property for which the Notos Group had presented plans in August of 2019 to build a horse racetrack and casino. It’s been...

While Notos Group developer Tom O’Connell says he doesn’t know exactly what he wants to build on land up for rezoning at the Jan. 16 Special Town Meeting, he knows whatever it is will be big. O’Connell hopes that the proposed “Economic Opportunity District,” which he claims will “invite incredible opportunities for the future,” will receive the ⅔ vote needed to pass at Town Meeting. Critics have decried the overlay district’s large size, a lack of clarity within the proposal, and the ties to the Wareham Park casino proposal, which O’Connell has not sworn off. Right now, he...