Word: mta
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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McClernon said that he "is in favor of giving up the yards," and relocating the MTA storage facilities. The final decision to sell must, however, be made by the MTA's Board of Directors...
...past, the University has reportedly offered as much as $5 million for the yards, but the MTA has consistently refused to relinquish the property...
According to Charles P. Whitlock, assistant to the President for Civic Affairs, the MTA's operating budget and the expense of changing sites have been crucial factors in the refusal to sell the land. In the past few years, however, MTA operations have extended more and more to the south, thus making Cambridge inconvenient as a major storage area...
...Kennedy Library will be constructed on University grounds, probably along the Charles River. Sites on the present MTA yards and near the Corporal Burns Playground in the Houghton area east of Dunster House have been shown to the President by a special committee from the University and the White House...
...exact location for the library has not been determined, but it is expected that Kennedy will get at least part of the MTA Yard if he wants...