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...That was back in 1969 when the University sent eviction notices to 180 tenant families in the Francis St. section of Mission Hill so it could clear the area for land-banking purposes. The tenants, with strong support from striking students at Harvard, formed the Roxbury Tenants of Harvard (RTH), and soon after forced the University to back down. The homes, some of them now rehabilitated at University expense, still stand as a testimonial to Harvard's capitulation...
...fact, the University even surrendered the lease on a valuable parcel of land nearby for the construction of a mixed-income housing project. This project would allow RTH residents to move from their homes to cheaper, modern housing. The housing project would thus clear the way for the hospital expansion Harvard wanted...
After lengthy negotiations with Roxbury Tenants of Harvard (RTH), Harvard's recognized bargaining unit for the community, to provide housing in exchange for the building of the power plant, the University went ahead with plans to get Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) approval for the project. MASCO needed this approval so it could take advantage of a state law which aids developers of "blighted" land in urban renewal areas. This law makes the developer eligible for tax-exempt building if the applicant can prove to the BRA board that the land is blighted and will be benefited by renewal. In return...
Harvard offered the land for the $47-million project in February as part of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between Harvard and RTH. Harvard's recognized neighborhood bargaining agent for the area...
State representatives, the president of RTH, and other community leaders praised the project during most of the two-and-one-half-hour meeting...