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During the hearings the UPA personnel said they agreed the new Madison Park High School could easily be erected on a 35-acre site. But the BRA insisted that it was in the best interest of the people of Madison Park to devote most of the remaining land to housing, primarily for people currently living in the area...
Under pressure not only from Madison Park residents but from other Roxbury civic leaders the BRA conceded that the rest of the land in the site could be devoted to housing rather than to industry...
...worst fears--that there really wasn't any community or community leadership in Madison Park and that a few people there were being used by the UPA. According to the terms of the proposed agreement the LRCC (for which Logue read UPA) would have a veto over the BRA's plans for the neighborhood...
...LRCC lost on its two greatest demands. Under last night's agreement it does not have a veto over the BRA plans, although Logue has said he is willing to renegotiate this point in a few months if the LRCC shows itself to be a true voice of the community. Nor was the LRCC allowed to determine the percentage of Madison Park housing which will be low income...
...BRA insists that this percentage can not be arrived at without future planning, but it has promised to base its figures not only on its own surveys but also on surveys made by the UPA. Some observers feel that UPA will face its most serious test when the time comes to determine the amount of low income housing in Madison Park...