Word: slowdowns
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Over the past several months the city has seen a slowdown in requests for building permits, which are another source of revenue. Small projects continue to come through the Inspectional Services Department, but there are fewer large, revenue-generating projects, said Cambridge Building Commissioner Ranjit Singanayagam...
...with the slowdown casting doubt on Harvard’s construction timeline in Allston, residents are growing concerned that businesses will steer clear of the area, scuttling hopes for a revitalized Allston in the near future...
...over Harvard’s decision to slow construction of the science complex in Allston and to delay plans for further expansion. The mayor’s office was closely involved with the university in planning and advancing the Allston master plan. Menino expressed his criticism of the Allston slowdown in a strongly worded letter to President Faust...
...city of Boston to reveal the details of the university’s financial circumstances. In an interview, a member of Menino’s staff reiterated that the university must use the meeting before the Boston Redevelopment Authority to detail its financial reasons for the construction slowdown. The same obligation of sincere transparency should apply to all those affected by Harvard’s reactionary policies to the financial crisis...
...asked the community to endure a series of cuts in response to the sudden scarcity of financial resources. The university expects its students, staff, and neighbors to endure a hiring freeze, a push for early retirement, a tuition increase, and cuts to the custodial staff in addition to the slowdown in Allston. This has not only incited the Allston community but also prompted two Harvard professors to threaten to leave, angered the unions involved in construction and custodial work, and left all involved in a state of clouded confusion about the reality of Harvard’s financial position...