The City Council on Monday agreed to start the process to permanently close and discontinue use of a 1,500-foot section of Lawler Lane to foster future development in the new Occum Industrial Center. The portion of the road extends from 185 Lawler Lane to 256 Lawler Lane. It has no development on either side, and the land on both sides already is part of the Occum Industrial Center. An unidentified developer has expressed interest in the larger development lot to be created at the eastern end of the 384-acre industrial center. NCDC has received an $11.3 million state grant to build a 7,700-foot-long industrial park access road from Route 97 through the property, ending at the Lawler Lane end.
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