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Council directs staff to create clearer community‑benefits and mitigation policy after contentious development debates
Summary
Councilors adopted a directive asking the city manager to develop a consolidated policy for mitigation, community benefits and private development to improve transparency about how development-linked funds are calculated and distributed.
The Cambridge City Council on Sept. 8 adopted a policy order asking the city manager, Community Development and the assessor’s office to develop a comprehensive policy for future private development projects, with particular attention to community benefits, mitigation funds and transparency in the process.
Councilor Toner, who introduced the order, said the motion grew out of a contentious development process in North Mass. Ave. and elsewhere and that residents and councilors need clearer, consistent rules…
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