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...HUPD officer was dispatched to the Agassiz Museum to take a report of graffiti written in a bathroom...
...stringent height limits on University buildings in the area. Harvard reached a deal with the council in October, but the University’s concessions to residents carried a hefty $15 million price tag, according to one council member. So not only did Harvard’s deal with Agassiz residents generate good will, it may also have saved the University more costly concessions in the long...
While details regarding individual building projects remain to be negotiated, the Agassiz agreement is a jewel in the crown of Alan J. Stone, Harvard’s vice president of government, community and public affairs, who—in his first two years on the job—has focused more than his predecessor on improving ties with Cambridge communities. The success in Agassiz can provide a framework for dealing with residents of Allston, Harvard’s newest frontier...
...Harvard learned in the Agassiz neighborhood, the place to start is at the grassroots level. The best way for the University to influence Menino is by reaching out to his constituents. Fortunately, Harvard administrators seem to understand this message. The University is helping to foot the bill for a project aimed at building affordable housing for 50 Allston families. University planners have also instituted monthly meetings with Allston community members to hear how residents envision their neighborhood’s future...
Strong ties between Harvard and the surrounding communities make interactions with area residents more pleasant. As the Agassiz agreement shows, long-term arrangements insure that residents don’t feel blindsided by Harvard’s moves. The same strategies that are serving the University well north of the Yard should also be employed full-force in Harvard’s southward expansion...