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Speaker 1: Yeah.

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Speaker 2: I mean, look, Somerville. You know, I'm a renter. I

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Speaker 2: know more than anybody that we need more housing. Anything

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Speaker 2: that's gonna help sort of combat this housing shortage that

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Speaker 2: we have is something that I'm open to.

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Speaker 1: The proposal from Copper Mill Development calls for over five

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Speaker 1: hundred units, a quarter of which would be affordable housing

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Speaker 1: at a whopping twenty six stories.

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Speaker 2: I think it'd be a real shame if Davis Square

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Speaker 2: became like some of the other neighborhoods that have those

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Speaker 2: like super high high rises and not a lot of

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Speaker 2: local businesses.

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Speaker 1: Residents were given a chance to voice their opinions on

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Speaker 1: the matter at a public meeting this week.

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Speaker 3: It basically will take away from what Davis Square is.

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Speaker 1: But others say the city needs this, especially during a

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Speaker 1: housing crisis. The plan no longer calls for the burn

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Speaker 1: the longtime in nearby pub to relocate, the proposal even

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Speaker 1: getting the backing of the owner in Somerville, Jay will

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