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...invitation to Harvard to begin a dialogue with the Charlesview board about a possible agreement that would result in the Charlesview Apartments remaining a valuable community housing resource well into the future. The agreement would rest on the principle of mutual benefit and would focus on an exchange of land...
Last month, Charlesview, Inc. agreed in principle to a land-swap with Harvard, culminating three years of negotations between the two entities over the Charlesview Apartment complex...
...This Land Already Been ‘Promised?’ By RICARDO SANCHEZ Monday, December 18, 2006 10:34 PM We are at once saddened at finding ourselves having to fight this battle that we did not ask for, and at the same time committed to doing what we can to ensure that residents have a voice; that we, and our opinions, are respected and taken into account...
This part of Allston has always been a great and thriving place to live. Thriving that is, until Harvard, emboldened by the relatively little resistance the community was able to muster after their clandestine land grab, bought up and started closing down more and more businesses. And so now storefronts lie vacant and neighbors are being displaced. We recognize that some of our neighbors may have differing opinions and even living conditions. We respect those opinions and believe that ultimately we are all fighting for the same thing: better conditions and a better quality of life. It must be understood...
...regular (usually monthly or bimonthly) meetings. The committee has not been merely symbolic—a fact readily acknowledged by the residents who have regularly attended meetings. Development committee recommendations have played a significant role in several key decisions including the rejection of Harvard’s first two land exchange proposals, the selection of an architect, and the drafting of a set of guiding principles for redevelopment and relocation. Because Harvard’s Brighton Mills proposal meets all of the guidelines agreed to by Charlesview residents in the development committee, we are now pursuing it further...