Word: knafel
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...recent years, town-gown relations have been characterized by tension and strain. From the University's land dealings in Allston to its plans for the new Knafel Center, many Cantabrigians have comes to see Harvard as an insensitive Goliath, acting without regard for local interests. The University's decision to do something to ameliorate the dearth of low-income housing-one of the local community's most pressing problems-should be well received...
Although segments of the plan for the Knafel center remain controversial in the community, University administrators are confident that the building will go up. Mary H. Power says she believes Harvard's early community meetings, which began in 1997, and flexibility have made for a more receptive community...
Although the architectural plans for the Knafel center are on the verge of being finalized, the prospect of construction still remains far in the future. Even if Harvard successfully navigates the public approval process, a huge task of construction and relocation remains...
Money also remains something of an issue to the Knafel project. With the site change, the scope of the project has changed, Power says...
...Knafel's donation will no longer be enough to fund the project," Power says...