August 10, 2023 — Is there a better place to site the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Northeast operations than New Bedford?
Mayor Jon Mitchell doesn’t think so.
And he’s joined in that opinion by a “very broad coalition of business and civic leadership.”
Mitchell sent a letter co-signed by more than 50 business and civic leaders to NOAA Administrator Richard Spinrad this month making a pitch to consolidate its Northeast facilities in New Bedford.
A similar letter was sent to NOAA in 2016, but recent developments warranted another entreaty.