2008 Town Gown Report MIT Cambridge MA Planning Board

Theresa Stone Executive Vice President and Treasurer, Steven Marsh, Managing Director of Real Estate, and Richard Amster, Director of Facilities Planning and Construction gave MIT's report this year. They described their plans and the current projects. One Planning Board Member asked about more ground floor retail in the Kendal Square area.

2008 Town Gown Report Cambridge College Cambridge MA Planning Board

Cambridge College Vice President of Finance, Administration and Student Services narrated the report. She revealed that their main building at 1000 Mass Avenue is entirely wireless connected.The building generates $750,000 per year in scholarship aid. Cambridge College has programs in Georgia, Virginia and Tennessee. Half of their students are graduates and half are undergraduates. They have no dorms, but their summer program is residential and held at Curry College. They use two other buildings at Prospect and Broadway and on Prospect Street between Bishop Allen and Harvard Street. Their biggest challenge is scheduling and they have no building plans for this year.

2008 Town Gown Report Harvard University Cambridge MA Plannig Board

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Steve Ortmann and Thomas Vautin led Harvard's Town Gown Report. They were joined by Mary Power and Tanya Iatridis. Their 39-page bound print report included a list of properties in and around Harvard Square that the University uses that were formerly leased to businesses. Thomas Anninger, Planning Board member said he would prefer to see more businesses instead of the properties being used by the university. Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Association President Doane Perry agreed during public comment. For more information beyond this brief 10-minute video clip see Harvard's web pages at

community.harvard.edu/development
upo.harvard.edu
greencampus.harvard.edu
allston.harvard.edu
construction.harvard.edu