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Saturday, May 10, the voters of Plymouth will be polled for
their views on the proposed Plymouth Rock Studios movie
production studio on 1,000 acres of town-owned land off
Route 25 in the annual election.
The movie studio question is non-binding. Quite frankly, I'll be
surprised if the people of Plymouth turn down a chance to
create jobs and use this land for something other than
another residential sub-division. I mean, this is just the kind of
thing that will put Plymouth on the national map! Oh, yeah,
they already are on the national map.... Good Luck, Plymouth
Rock Studios!!!
their views on the proposed Plymouth Rock Studios movie
production studio on 1,000 acres of town-owned land off
Route 25 in the annual election.
The movie studio question is non-binding. Quite frankly, I'll be
surprised if the people of Plymouth turn down a chance to
create jobs and use this land for something other than
another residential sub-division. I mean, this is just the kind of
thing that will put Plymouth on the national map! Oh, yeah,
they already are on the national map.... Good Luck, Plymouth
Rock Studios!!!
Big Day for Plymouth Rock
by Ken Ellis
by Ken Ellis
UPDATE!!!
Plymouth voters give thunderous ‘yes’ to movie studio project
Plymouth voters give thunderous ‘yes’ to movie studio project
PLYMOUTH — After a home run at the polls for the proposed Plymouth Rock Studios project,
town meeting is up to bat next on the project.
By almost 8 to 1, voters on Saturday said they want to see a movie production studio on 1,000
acres of town-owned land near Route 25. The final tally was 8,530 to 1,118
“Movie making is all about green-lighting,” Plymouth Rock President David Kirkpatrick said.
“This is our green light. The people have spoken; we hope town meeting is listening.”
Town meeting in June will be asked to authorize selectmen to sell the property for a movie
studio development and approve a bylaw to guide that development.
Town meeting members also will be asked to authorize the board to take land not used for the
studio and designate it conservation land.
Plymouth Rock Studios wants to buy about 300 acres of the 1,000-acre parcel for its
development. The remainder would be permanently protected as open space.
State Rep. Vinny deMacedo called the vote a mandate. Now town meeting, selectmen and
planning officials need to make the deal happen in a way that is fair to both sides, he said.
“This will be a huge boon for Plymouth,” deMacedo said.
The studio plans call for 14 sound stages, a 10-acre back lot, a hotel, a village center and an
educational campus, including a 200-student private arts academy and temporary housing for
actors, directors and others who might teach at the school.
Plymouth Rock officials also have have included public recreational fields in the plans.
State officials have promised $55 million for a new Route 25 highway ramp and other necessary
infrastructure to lure the movie-making industry to the state. Plymouth Rock Studios and another
group of movie executives interested in building sound stages in Weymouth were also lured by
recently passed state tax credits.
Plymouth Rock has already spent about $4.5 million on preliminary site work and design.
Pleased with the huge margin in the project’s favor in Saturday’s election, Kirkpatrick was
optimistic about the upcoming town meeting.
He knows some residents still have reservations about the project and his company’s
commitment.
“The best antidote to fear is information and understanding,” Kirkpatrick said, adding that the
vote showed Plymouth was not anti-business. “We will be going to caucus meetings to talk to
town meeting representatives over the next few weeks.”
He said the company’s promises of training, educational components and other aspects of the
project will be in any contract with the town.
“We know people have been unhappy in the past because companies have not followed through
on promises,” he said. “We’ll back ours up in writing.”
town meeting is up to bat next on the project.
By almost 8 to 1, voters on Saturday said they want to see a movie production studio on 1,000
acres of town-owned land near Route 25. The final tally was 8,530 to 1,118
“Movie making is all about green-lighting,” Plymouth Rock President David Kirkpatrick said.
“This is our green light. The people have spoken; we hope town meeting is listening.”
Town meeting in June will be asked to authorize selectmen to sell the property for a movie
studio development and approve a bylaw to guide that development.
Town meeting members also will be asked to authorize the board to take land not used for the
studio and designate it conservation land.
Plymouth Rock Studios wants to buy about 300 acres of the 1,000-acre parcel for its
development. The remainder would be permanently protected as open space.
State Rep. Vinny deMacedo called the vote a mandate. Now town meeting, selectmen and
planning officials need to make the deal happen in a way that is fair to both sides, he said.
“This will be a huge boon for Plymouth,” deMacedo said.
The studio plans call for 14 sound stages, a 10-acre back lot, a hotel, a village center and an
educational campus, including a 200-student private arts academy and temporary housing for
actors, directors and others who might teach at the school.
Plymouth Rock officials also have have included public recreational fields in the plans.
State officials have promised $55 million for a new Route 25 highway ramp and other necessary
infrastructure to lure the movie-making industry to the state. Plymouth Rock Studios and another
group of movie executives interested in building sound stages in Weymouth were also lured by
recently passed state tax credits.
Plymouth Rock has already spent about $4.5 million on preliminary site work and design.
Pleased with the huge margin in the project’s favor in Saturday’s election, Kirkpatrick was
optimistic about the upcoming town meeting.
He knows some residents still have reservations about the project and his company’s
commitment.
“The best antidote to fear is information and understanding,” Kirkpatrick said, adding that the
vote showed Plymouth was not anti-business. “We will be going to caucus meetings to talk to
town meeting representatives over the next few weeks.”
He said the company’s promises of training, educational components and other aspects of the
project will be in any contract with the town.
“We know people have been unhappy in the past because companies have not followed through
on promises,” he said. “We’ll back ours up in writing.”