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Cutting a deal that clears the way for Harvard to purchase a 91-acre parcel of land in Allston, the Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority (MBTA) tentatively agreed on Thursday to drop its eminent domain claim on part of the land. But the deal is not a complete victory for the...
Last Friday MBTA officials, thinking the deal with Harvard was fast-tracked and might keep the MBTA off the land in the future, invoked eminent domain, offering the Turnpike Authority $33.25 million for the 47 acres.
In the latest set of twists, the Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority (MBTA) announced that it intends to seize the 47 acres on which the railyard sits through “eminent domain,” giving $33 million in compensation, rather than see the land sold to Harvard. In response...
State agencies must use their powers of eminent domain wisely and justly. In this case, the MBTA must act with intelligence and foresight. This property should be sold to Harvard, with full guarantee that the public interests will be preserved.
The Turnpike Authority’s response to the MBTA’s invocation of eminent domain—a letter hand-delivered to MBTA attorneys on Friday afternoon— stated that the Turnpike was “mystified by the MBTA’s action” especially...