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Westport Camping Grounds Pursued As Owner Plans To Retire
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through The Herald News' website.
WESTPORT, Mass. - Martin Costa, co-owner and manager of Westport campground in Massachusetts, says it's time to move on after 44 years. Costa has spent most of his life teaching others about the great outdoors and making room for people to enjoy it at his campground. Now, Costa and the rest of his family have decided to call it quits within the next four years, saying farewell to the sprawling land with 50 recreational vehicle sites and 50 tent sites. Costa, 61, says he plans on selling the campgrounds before he turns 65.
Herald News writer Jeffrey Wagner relays in his article: "Costa plans to retire within four years and would like to sell the property to the town or the school as his first choice. He noted that his second choice would be for the land, owned and operated by the Costa family for four decades, to be maintained as campgrounds." There’s a group in Westport that has interest in the property and advocates the town or school district to purchase the Westport Camping Grounds, so it may be added to the school campus on Old County Road giving the district more land to work with. That prospect is under pressure, as other entities are seeking out campground owner Martin Costa in terms of selling the property, according to Costa and Selectmen Vice Chairman Steven Ouellette.
Read more on the family owned and operated campground here.