Grand plans for East Wareham
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...