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Ravi Sapkota submitting comments re: #202853, Union Sq zoning.
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To the Honorable Board:
I work and live in Somerville. We can all agree that we want the same thing. We want to make USQ a better place to live, work, play and raise a family.
The new development in the Square will create over 2,000 new housing units which includes 20% affordable housing. That is not an empty promise, it is a part of the Plan designed by the neighborhood. We must respect the opinions of our fellow community members who spent over 17 months developing what we know as the Neighborhood Plan.
This project will also create millions of dollars of affordable housing linkage funds created from commercial development. And we seriously need a new tax base to offset the burden on residents and small businesses. If we don’t move fast enough, we are ensuring a loss of economic opportunity in our community. I hope the Board will vote in favor of the Union Square zoning.
Ravi Sapkota
East Boston Savings Bank