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...Though Allston residents say they have been displeased with the level of communication they are receiving from the University about its intentions to expand into their neighborhood, the revelation that Director of the Institute of Politics Bill Purcell–who announced his resignation this week–will take on a role in the Allston planning process was cause for more frustration among community members...
Purcell announced on Tuesday that he would be stepping down from his job at the IOP to dedicate himself more fully to advising University Executive Vice President Katharine N. Lapp on development in Allston and to further his involvement on the Allston Work Team...
...really know nothing about Purcell’s new position other than what I read on a blog post by some guy in Tennessee,” Allston resident Harry Mattison said. “We know very little about Purcell. The whole thing continues to be an enigma, and the sooner Harvard starts collaborating with its neighbors about our shared future the better...
Mattison added that he would like to have a better understanding of the goals and plans of the Work Team, a faculty-led group charged with recommending strategies for Harvard’s expansion into Allston. The committee was created in December after construction on the Science Complex ceased...
...There is no communication about what the Work Team is doing with the Allston community,” Mattison said, adding that Allston residents have not had a chance to meet as a group withthe team since an initial meeting in February...