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...Thompson, the CRA's director of the Kendall project, says that the Sonesta meeting was initially arranged to inform the councillors of a bill pending in the state legislature which would locate a state office building on the Quadrangle site. According to Thompson, the councillors and CRA representatives also discussed Kendall Square development in general...
Both the Gladstone Report and the Planning Department's evaluation are dubious about the economic feasibility of manufacturing on the Kendall site. The Planning Department states, "Cambridge cannot compete for firms whose land cost and access priorities require a suburban location...
...consultants did conclude that certain blue-collar industries--printing and publishing, instruments, and electrical machinery--could be attracted to the site, but that only a small proportion of the jobs would be available for Cambridge residents. "If the city opts for a manufacturing use to provide jobs for Cambridge residents, then it must commit itself to aggressive manpower development or jobs will go to residents elsewhere of other cities," the Planning Department report concludes...
Opponents also criticize the dearth of low-income housing in the Authority's proposal. An alternative plan for the area conceived by the East Cambridge Planning Team would put 250 low-rise, low-density apartments on the site along with various community facilities and hence increase the city's supply of low-income housing...
Urban renewal authorities are empowered to assemble parcels of city land which might otherwise be too expensive or time-consuming for a private developer. The Authority then considers bids from various private firms who wish to build on the site and sells property at a discount to those whose plans seem best suited to the City's overall goals...