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The Rudrananda Ashram has been waiting since August for Cambridge to pass the group's petition for taxexempt status. The city, however, will not act until it decides later this week whether to appeal the ruling in the Cambridge Buddhist Association case, City Solicitor Russell Higley said yesterday.
As soon as the Ashram bought the house it applied to Cambridge for taxexempt status as a religious organization. The city turned it down, saying only the group is "not eligible," Fabrizio said.
He said many did not consider the neighbors signed a petition in June saying religious services would change the residential character of the neighborhood.
Fabrizio said that the Ashram could not possibly operate without a common dwelling place. The Ashram is like a seminary, although the two are not equivalent, he added.
The moratorium petition will go to the city planning board for final consideration. If the moratorium is accepted, building permits granted between the time of its adoption by the council and the planning board vote will not protect developers.