Demolition set to start at Massachusetts Uniroyal plant.
One of the oldest factories in Chicopee will be reduced to rubble on Thursday morning. Mayor Michael Bissonnette and his economic development team are hoping the demolition of the old Uniroyal Tire plant will spur economic vitality in Chicopee Falls.
The Mayor will make the formal announcement at 10 a.m. The demolition and site clean-up will immediately follow.
According to Mayor Bissonnette, the old tire plant that dates back to the turn of the century is an eyesore and a health hazard. He says the 72 acre property has been a cancer to Chicopee Falls for almost two decades.
With this demolition, the mayor is hoping to make way for one of the biggest brownfields in western Massachusetts.
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