Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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At the same time, Harvard knew it would not be able to do what it pleased with the land. The outcry over past expansion made the University an immediate object of suspicion, and neighbors in Harvard Square had proved their tenacity by delaying the 1B development for years in a...
If the law is enacted, Harvard would have to go hat in hand to the city's planning board each time it wanted to build a new building or convert an existing one to institutional use in a residential neighborhood. The permits will be hard to get (in cases of...
Estimates of the aftereffects of the battle vary. "I think it was a major motivation in pushing the expansion ordinance," Sullivan said, adding that the law, if passed, "will make future 7 Sumner Roads much more difficult." And bad blood lingers, he added. "It was one of the worst defeats...
After years of slinging political epithets against the University, then, it appears city leaders may finally be throwing a scare into Harvard, and that the University is willing to change its policies. If passed, the anti-expansion ordinance will have two effects. Sullivan predicts: It will directly limit the uses...
Another continuing problem that may flare up is the Cambridge option plan, a low-interest mortgage subsidy provided to faculty who agree to live in the city. The mortgages contain a clause allowing Harvard to purchase the homes should owners sell them, and some city councilors have pointed out in...