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...This is the most significant piece of rezoning for many, many decades," said Vice Mayor David P. Maher, one of seven councillors who voted for the initiative--an amended version of the original Planning Board proposal--which he submitted along with Councillor Kathleen L. Born on Friday...
After last night's vote, the council unanimously passed a motion put forth by Councillor Timothy P. Toomey Jr. which requests that the city clerk refile the parts of the Planning Study plan that govern East Cambridge when the Larkin Petition expires in July...
According to Maher, most zoning proposals before the council require the votes of six out of the nine councillors. But because of the written dissent of landowners who own about one-fifth of the property in the city, including Harvard and MIT--which together own about 15 percent of Cambridge--last night's proposal required a seven-councillor majority, he said...
...Councillor Marjorie C. Decker, a frequent critic of the University, promptly upbraided Harvard...
...Councillor Henrietta Davis, who is a strong supporter of the original plan, said she is confident that the Born-Maher proposal will not be passed tonight...