Wonderland development

The City Council last Monday voted unanimously to authorize filing special legislation for the planned mixed-use redevelopment project that Eurovest is intending to build next to the Wonderland MBTA station. The legislation, which transfers land from the state to the city and then from the city to Eurovest, was developed over the past two years by the city, working with several state agencies and the office of House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, Mayor Thomas G. Ambrosino said in a letter to councilors. He said one provision stipulates that payments received by the state for the land will be used to design and build a Department of Conservation and Recreation operations and maintenance facility at the foot of the Wonderland pedestrian bridge. - John Laidler