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...What the developers are seeking is a package that maximizes their financial return," Gifford says. "We believe we should get something back. We go in and fight for the public sector...
...Gifford says such tactics are necessary to counter-balance the greed of developers. The advantage that the fund, which is supported by private contributions, holds over developers is that its only significant expense is legal fees...
...Gifford says the Carpenter development, which was originally scheduled to be larger than the Prudential Center, was the kind of "big, bad and ugly" development that the fund was intended to prevent. The fund successfully appealed the zoning changes needed to establish the development in Cambridge...
...defense fund had other ideas. Gifford says fast food places bring "traffic, litter and negative impact on public safety and good." The group had defeated a bid by Boston Chicken to locate a franchise in the Square the year before...
...DiGiovanni charges he was effectively barred from joining by Gifford. He says he was told that he could become a member of the group by donating money, but even then he could not attend meetings...