“This relocation is to avoid the noise and smells of the construction, so is essentially for convenience not health reasons,” Donovan wrote.
Though the construction will disrupt students’ access to the Peabody Terrace playground, Donovan said that the children will still have access to many other public spaces, including several city-owned parks and playgrounds.
Nonetheless, Donovan expressed hope that the children of Peabody Terrace will again have access to multiple playgrounds within the grounds of the apartment complex.
“We are hopeful that after the construction that HRE will re-install the playgrounds,” Donovan said.
—Staff writer Kelly K. W. Lam can be reached at kellylam@college.harvard.edu.
—Staff writer David H. A. LeBoeuf can be reached at leboeuf@college.harvard.edu.