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...neighborhood’s petition, known as the Carlson petition, would have set stringent height limits on Harvard’s property, and Councillors Murphy and David P. Maher frequently met with Harvard officials this fall to try to strike an alternative deal...
...Carlson, the first signer and one of the most vocal advocates of the neighborhood-developed petition that bore his name, said he felt the allowed heights on the Mahoney’s site were too high under the new agreement...
Harvard representatives sat on the neighborhood study committee three years ago that developed the Carlson petition, and residents questioned why the benefits they are providing now were not offered years earlier, instead of now that the deadline for the petition’s expiration is looming...
That message stirred up parents in the Twin Cities suburb of Wayzata, Minn., when Doherty lectured there five years ago. His talk sparked a communitywide initiative called Putting Family First. One project: a book, written by Doherty and coalition organizer Barbara Carlson, filled with such advice as making family vacations a priority and strategies for finding time to talk with kids about their day. The group also launched a website and published a Consumer Reports--style guide to local after-school activities, providing analyses of the time and travel demands involved in pursuing each undertaking--not exactly a laid-back...
...neighborhood activists’ original zoning proposal—known as the Carlson petition—expires tomorrow night, so the council is facing a tight deadline for taking action. Sullivan said the council will hold a special meeting tomorrow morning if a decision is not reached tonight...