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Fit-Accountant-157 t1_j8q5m15 wrote

Reply to comment by vcelloho in Developer has abandoned plans to demolish a former Hampden bookbindery by physicallyatherapist

I agree that the project was too big. But I do think the approached used to block it, historical preservation and wildlife protection, are very typical NIMBY tactics.

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keenerperkins t1_j8rmrzq wrote

Yes, particularly historic preservation. I work in the field and see it get tossed out as a last ditch effort too often to prevent housing and "undesirables" from moving in.

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HorsieJuice t1_j8s1shj wrote

It's amazing that, even after the project has fallen through, people are still trying to get landmark status for an unremarkable building built in 1930.

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