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...Councilor Francis H. Duchay '55 suggested that personnel from other city departments help the assessors for the next three months to insure that the revaluation be completed by June 30, the end of the present fiscal year...
...Councilor Saundra Graham last night charged that three evictions in Rindge Towers and accompanying large rent hikes were a "deliberate attempt to force poor minority residents out of the building" and replace them with wealthier white tenants...
Schochet Associates are currently also developing a block in Central Square and rehabilitating an office building across from the towers, near the entrance to the MBTA Red line extension now under construction. Councilor David A. Wylie said last night that the owner of the company is probably trying to hold on to as much land in the area as possible, because when the subway extension opens, "his buildings will be on prime land and their value will skyrocket...
...hasn't fulfilled its duties in this case," said Councilor David E. Sullivan. "They couldn't care less about the tenants, only about getting their investment back from the buildings," he added.Rindge Towers where tenants and legal aid authorities say racially-motivated evictions have been taking place since December...
...Councilor Saundra Graham said last week that "tenants are reluctant to seek legal help because they don't understand the process, and many do not speak English...