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...Shelter, Inc asked for and was denied a special exemption from a Cambridge zoning law limiting the number of "community residences or personal care lodging houses" to one for every 5000 residents of a neighborhood...
Representatives of Shelter, Inc. said after last night's permit denial that they would consider either legal action against the board or an appeal to the Cambridge City Council, the policy-making branch of city government that originally drew up Ordinance...
...board] missed an excellent chance to take a courageous step toward doing something for the homeless people in this city," said David Whitty, executive director of Shelter Inc.'s three Boston area facilities...
...Shelter, Inc. had planned to establish a 20-bed, transitional shelter for men and women trying to find permanent homes. The 11-year-old non-profit organization, which already operates a similar shelter at 109 School St. in Cambridge, had searched for two years to find a permanent location in the city's tight housing market...
When the 153 year-old Prospect Congregational Church closed its doors in May because of dwindling attendance, church members decided to accept a $225,000 bid for their building from the shelter instead of a more lucrative offer from a grocery chain. The congregation said it wanted the structure used in way that was consistent with the building's "religious heritage...