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...most vociferous opposition to the Coop's proposed building came from the Church Street Trust, a three-man group headed by Sheldon Dietz '41. They opposed the old plans because the Coop proposed to raze the 120-year-old Hawkins Building, which it purchased last summer...
...Sheldon Dietz '41, one of the three members of the Church St. Trust, which drafted the design, said that he thought the Coop was "making a very serious mistake" by keeping is plan basically unchanged. The Church St. proposal, which features trees and a wide sidewalk, would preserve the 120-year-old Hawkins building, which the Coop bought last summer...
...seven letters critical of the Coop's plans, including one from Hans F. Loeser, a lawyer who served as President of the Cambridge Civic Association from 1958 to 1960. Loeser wrote that he had "not personally investigated the facts" but was relying on the accuracy of information supplied by Dietz...
...Sheldon Dietz '41, part owner of a building near the Coop, will urge the board to deny a zoning variance that the store must obtain before beginning construction. Dietz said yesterday that he would appeal to the Middlesex County Superior Court if the variance is granted...
...today's hearing, Dietz will argue that the Board should not waive an ordinance requiring off-street leading facilities for buildings to which goods are delivered. Exceptions to the City's zoning code are allowed "only for reasons of practical difficulty and demonstrable and substantial hardship." Such hardship does not exist in this case, he claims...