Word: agassiz
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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City Councillor Brian P. Murphy ’86-’87 says in both Agassiz and Riverside, the residents’ first choice would have been for no institutional development to take place at all. But he says the residents realized that if expansion was unavoidable, they wanted to have a say in how it was done...
...Agassiz, Harvard took steps to reduce the noise, dust and disruption caused by construction, which has been a key issue in a neighborhood facing years of development on all sides...
...providing a 25-year picture of its development plans in Agassiz, Harvard responded to the common complaint from neighborhood residents that the University proposes building projects one at a time, without offering any insight into its long-term vision...
Stone says the University “modified slightly our modus operandi” in Agassiz by having representatives from the law school and FAS together at the table to present a more unified picture of the development plans—something that has been difficult to do in the past at this notoriously decentralized institution where each school has pursued its own projects...
...Agassiz, Harvard officials met with four representatives who negotiated on behalf of the neighborhood, and at several community meetings throughout the process, other residents raised concerns about their lack of direct involvement...