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"As, we reduce the total program and alter its direction, we must reduce the institutional base of support," he added.
The Cambridge Redevelopment Authority as well as City Manager James L. Sullivan and other local officials charged NASA with violation of its urban renewal contract with Cambridge. Sullivan said the City might take the issue to court.
"I think it highly unlikely that at the level the decision was made, NASA was aware of the contract they had with the City of Cambridge." Sullivan said yesterday. "It's a rather serious situation if Uncle Sam doesn't honor its commitments."
A group of 27 Cambridge organizations plans to present a petition to the City Council urging that part of the 29-acre NASA site and adjacent property be used for "desperately needed housing."
The NASA research center "is an economic generator for the area in terms of jobs," Sullivan said yesterday. "Substituting another federal office for the economic generating power of NASA just doesn't make any sense. We don't need another non-taxable property in the City of Cambridge."