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In its major business of the night, the council approved a request by City Manager Robert W. Healy to prepare an appropriation order for a planning study in conjunction with the Larkin Petition, which will put a moratorium on development in East Cambridge for 18 months.

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Council Fails to Elect Mayor | 1/12/2000 | See Source »

Supporters of the petition said it would give them time to come up with a plan to control development in their section of the city. East Cambridge and an adjacent neighborhood, Area 4, are two of the poorest areas of the city, where there is the most support for the...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Council Fails to Elect Mayor | 1/12/2000 | See Source »

Berry said the moratorium would allow residents to develop a plan "for the people of this city," enabling them to go to work without cars and increasing safety.

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Council Fails to Elect Mayor | 1/12/2000 | See Source »

Shannon Larkin, the author of the petition, said residents need to plan against research facilities and "22-story hotels."

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Council Fails to Elect Mayor | 1/12/2000 | See Source »

Margaret Weigel said the companies around Kendall Square leave the area bereft of resources for its residents.

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Council Fails to Elect Mayor | 1/12/2000 | See Source »