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In a letter addressed to University President Drew G. Faust last week, Senator Anthony D. Galluccio expressed his opposition to the construction slowdown, citing the move’s negative impact on the vitality of the neighborhood.
Though other politicians did not write formal public letters, many voiced similar concerns about the implications of a construction slowdown.
City Councillor Sam Seidel said that he was concerned that the decision to slow expansion would further weaken the economy, since the construction project would have employed many local engineers and construction crews.
In a letter last month to the Harvard community, Faust announced that the construction of the $1 billion science complex would be slowed following bleak projections for the University’s endowment that could plummet as much as 30% in the year ending on June 30, 2009.
In addition to urging Harvard to stick to its original timeline for Allston construction, Galluccio also stressed his desire for greater financial transparency on the part of the University.