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Association, said having the clinic within walking distance to downtown homes and businesses will be a boon to the town center. “It will bring more people into downtown who are going to do things, buy meals, and go shopping,” he said. “More traffic is always good for the business community.” Carroccio said the downtown clinic also fits right into the development vision promoted by both the town and the state: focusing population and businesses in the downtown villages while preserving the outlying fields and farms. Plans call for the medical center to have a physician on duty seven Architectural rendering of 34 Bonnet Street, home of Manchester Medical Center Paul W. Carroccio, president of the Manchester Business Association, said having the clinic within walking distance to downtown homes and businesses will be a boon to the town center. manchester life magazine 2019 17