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Local and state officials are lauding a large logistics center proposed for a site on the Naugatuck-Waterbury line.

Gov. Ned Lamont, Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary and Naugatuck Mayor Pete Hess jointly announced the 150-acre proposal from Bluewater Property Group, a 30-year-old development firm based in suburban Philadelphia. The announcement from Lamont’s office did not detail the precise scope of the project, beyond describing it as “a state-of-the-art distribution facility with the potential to create up to a thousand new jobs” that would cost hundreds of millions of dollars” to build in the Waterbury/Naugatuck Industrial Park on Great Hill Road.

No hearing dates for the project have yet been posted on either city’s online municipal calendars.

“This project, if approved, has tremendous upside for Waterbury, Naugatuck, and residents throughout the region,” Lamont said in a statement. “This has the potential to create up to a thousand new jobs and go a long way in supporting these communities in their broader revitalization efforts. We are seeing real momentum in our state as more and more companies are choosing to invest and grow here. My administration will continue working closely with communities to capitalize on vital economic opportunities like this. I thank Mayor O’Leary and Mayor Hess for their collaboration on this project and look forward to seeing it develop.”

Hess said in a statement that Bluewater has lined up Amazon as a tenant.

“There is a lot of work to do to make this potential project a reality, but we are excited at the opportunity to proceed to the next step,” Alexandra Escamilla, head of development for Bluewater, said in a statement.

The Naugatuck Valley Regional Development Corp. is assisting Bluewater on behalf of both municipalities. Created a year ago in a joint effort by both cities, the entity is aimed at taking a regional approach to economic development in the area.