Article: LONGER LEASE PRAISED AS AIDING SKI AREA BLUE HILLS OPERATOR SAYS LOANS FOR IMPROVEMENTS WILL NOW BE EASIER TO OBTAIN

CANTON - Good news for Blue Hills ski bums: a piece of legislation signed by Gov. Dukakis last month most likely means new ski lifts, new snowmaking machines and other new equipment for the Blue Hills Ski Area.

The legislation increased the number of years the Metropolitan District Commission is allowed to lease to a private operator the 400-acre ski area in the Blue Hills Reservation.

For three years, the MDC has been granting one-year permits, but now it can lease the area for up to 10 years and grant a five-year renewal.

This, observers say, means bank loans will be easier to obtain.

"The ski area wants to make some capital improvements," said John Marchetti, an MDC ...

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