Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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THE REZONING of sections of the Agassiz community, which comes before the city council tonight, is necessary to protect the neighborhood from large-scale commercial development and uncontrolled University expansion.
Peter Wasserman, a member of the Harvard Square Business Men's Association board of directors, said last week possible University expansion by 100 to 200 students would cause "no conflict whatsoever." He said he favored Harvard's announced intention to expand housing for faculty, graduate students and married students because...
Donham of CCA said the need to "diversify the marketplace" is a "weak argument and a poor reason" to accept Harvard's report on possible expansion. "Increases in the size of the student population or in the physical layout of the University will certainly have an impact on the city...
Planning Director Bowyer said he is not flatly opposed to any Harvard expansion.
"But if Harvard decides to expand by more than 25 per cent, then the city will have to take a hard look at what would happen," Bowyer said. "Harvard has really reached the point where it doesn't have any elbow room left. Any expansion in one sector will be...