Word: preservationism
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For example, King brings up state funding for the Community Preservation Act—which will bring about $5 million to the city for affordable housing, open space creation, and preservation of historic buildings if voters approve the measure Nov. 6. King says there will likely be quite an activist...
The University began the reconstruction of Widener Library in 1999 in an effort to amend flaws in its original design that endangered the preservation of its multi-faceted collection.
But unlike those famous models of contentious, decisive debates, last night’s forum was—in true recent Cambridge style—marked by agreement more than dissent. Candidates unanimously supported the Community Preservation Act, creative efforts at increasing affordable housing and improving local schools.
On Oct. 2, the Cambridge City Council voted 8-1 to grant a historic preservation easement to the Fly Club. While the building it inhabits may be old, the club itself is unfortunately a bit of Cambridge history that we would be better off not preserving. While we recognize that...
Through an arrangement with the non-profit Historic Massachusetts, Inc., the club had sought to make alumni donations for the preservation of the building tax-exempt. Their efforts were certainly within the letter of the law, but not necessarily the spirit: the citizens of Cambridge derive no great benefits from...