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The bulldozers are gunning their engines, ready to level the heart of Central Square as soon as the remaining tenants can be forced out. If the Holmes Trust, which owns the four buildings fronting the Central Square plaza, gets its way, locally-owned businesses serving residents of the surrounding working...
Holmes's renovation follows the current ofeconomic change in the Square, according to Pratt."The space is underutilized at the moment," Prattsays. "We have been supporting tenants by chargingunder market rents to help them along."
The CSAC, a group of residents who volunteertheir time to serve the community, has reviewedthe Holmes plans six times since August and hassuggested changes to the Board. The CSAC helps theBoard decide if zoning laws should be relaxed toaccommodate the development, says George R.Metzger, chair of the CSAC.
Representatives of Holmes as well as Cambridgeresidents say they recognize that the city waspartly responsible for beginning thegentrification of the Square.
Salzman criticizes the city for not playing alarger role in attempting to prevent Holmes fromforcing tenants out of its building.