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After local residents intensely lobbied for several months against the proposed shelter, the city's board of zoning appeals voted 3-2 against Shelter Inc.'s request to purchase and renovate the Prospect St. Congregational Church...
...major victory for the City of Cambridge, the Massachusetts Supreme Court yesterday upheld the city's ban on the testing, storage, transportation or disposal of serve gases at the Arthur D. Little Inc (ADL) laboratories...
...order to complete the sale and move into the building, Shelter Inc. had to obtain a zoning variance from the city to legally convert the structure into a lodging for 20 people. And that's when all the trouble began...
...past few months, Cambridge residents near the church have banded together to prevent the shelter from moving into their neighborhood. Although they support the work of Shelter Inc., residents claim Central Square already has the greatest concentration of overnight shelters in the city. Indeed, the economically distressed Central Square already supports six different shelters while some of the city's more affluent neighborhoods have none...
Without a doubt, man Cantabrigians will be watching city officials closely in the next few weeks to gauge their reaction to the Shelter Inc, dilemma. Our elected leaders have reached a crossroads in dealing with the city's homeless population: they can follow the example of Quincy's vigilantes and Beverly's uncaring citizens, or they can lead the way down the road of enlightened benevolence and grant Shelter Inc. permission to continue its life-saving work...