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Instead, the council spent several hours deliberating before they approved, with four amendments, the Larkin petition, which will put an 18-month moratorium on development in East Cambridge.
The petition, circulated by resident Shannon Larkin, aims to slow the commercial construction boom in the Kendall Square area. Petition signers say the encroaching firms eliminate green space, push out smaller stores, and bring unwanted traffic.
The three Planning Board amendments to the petition passed without opposition. One will exempt housing developments from the moratorium, which halts construction in an area bordered by the Somerville-Cambridge line, First Street, Main Street, and Windsor Street.
Shannon Larkin, the author of the petition, said residents need to plan against research facilities and "22-story hotels."
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