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...board recommended that the city council grant permission for the tunnel. But in the past, the council has frequently disregarded planning board recommendations, said Cambridge political observer Robert Winters...
...several councillors said yesterday they are not ready to give the tunnel an up-or-down vote yet. They say they want more time to consider the pros and cons of Harvard’s plans and possible compromises—which neighborhood activists say they will offer at tonight’s meeting...
Davis said she hopes to convince the council to hire consultants to evaluate how tunnel construction would affect the neighborhood and how utilities would have to be rerouted...
Harvard administrators have described the tunnel as a crucial piece of the project that will house the government department and a half-dozen related research centers. Last month, the city’s planning board agreed that the tunnel would make the project a better long-term development...
Councillors said they have received many e-mails and phone calls from both sides but they say that, on balance, more opinions have come from mid-Cambridge neighbors who oppose the tunnel...