"It certainly reflects the emotions around this issue," he says.
Braude, meanwhile, says that all the councillors have the same goal.
"Everybody is committed to getting from here to there," Braude says. "A lot of us have different routes for the living wage."
The Marriage That Never Ends
"There's obviously a lot of good coming from the University," Grogan says.
But to forge ahead with ongoing development projects, like the Knafel Center for Government and International Studies and a modern art museum on the bank of the Charles River, Harvard must win the support of the City Council and other local boards.
Grogan said the council's stance on a living wage will not affect the University's policy regarding development or its continuing relationship with Cambridge.
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