April 18, 2016 — HULL, Mass. — Few people around the state paid much attention recently, when officials with the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said they may consider moving the agency’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center from its original site at Woods Hole.
But elected officials in Hull took notice – and they’ve gone into action to lure the research facility and its 275 employees to their town.
“It would be a real coup,” Selectmen Chairman John Brannan said. “We have the water, we have the marine life right here. The bay and the beach are within a half mile of each other. There’s a lot of opportunity for them to do what they need to do.”
Brannan and Hull Redevelopment Authority member Robert DeCoste said the boards have already contacted Congress members and others in Washington, where the ultimate decision will be made – among them, Congressman Stephen Lynch – whose 8th District includes Hull – and Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Lynch and Warren’s spokesmen couldn’t be reached for comment.