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...same day, residents in the nearby suburb of Watertown are up in arms against the University’s recent acquisition of 30 acres of land in their city...
...More than 100 residents—as well as their elementary school-aged children—join with Watertown politicians, loudly voicing their fear that the city will lose long-awaited property taxes needed for funding city services and the town’s education system. The rally blasts the tax-exempt University for not making higher payments to the town...
...University’s purchase of more than 130 acres of land in Allston and Watertown over the last decade stretch Harvard’s expansion plans far beyond the boundaries of Cambridge, creating even more complicated community relations issues for the 21st century, as Harvard tries to balance its relationship with all three host cities...
...University’s recent purchase of the 30-acre Arsenal complex as potential “swing-space” for moving offices during its development in Allston has brought city politics to the forefront in Watertown. Politicians in the town have criticized Harvard for not offering higher payment in-lieu-of taxes to Watertown to offset loss of property taxes caused by Harvard’s non-profit status...
...surrounding communities have remained tense since the land-buying fiasco. The city of Cambridge has had a particularly antagonistic relationship with the University, with residents angry about development, payments in lieu of taxes and wage issues. And given the impending purchase of a major commercial office building in Watertown, Harvard will have to walk a fine line to reconcile local communities in the future...