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Speaker 1: Necessary approvals and permits for a new YMCA center in

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Speaker 1: Somerville are expected to be finalized by the end of

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Speaker 1: this summer, which is great news for President at CEO

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Speaker 1: Vladimir Benois.

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Speaker 2: This is a project that's been really long in the making.

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Speaker 2: In the last two and a half to three years,

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Speaker 2: we've really gained some traction to kind of get to

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Speaker 2: the point where we are.

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Speaker 1: Where they are now, however, is still in talks with

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Speaker 1: the homeowners of a property at the corner of Highland

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Speaker 1: av And School Street, who for years have stuck with

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Speaker 1: their plan not to sell and stay where they are.

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Speaker 2: We've offered them what we thought was very competitive offer

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Speaker 2: for the value of their home, and we still maintain

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Speaker 2: a good relationship with our neighbors, including the daughter who's

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Speaker 2: been really handling the discussions with us.

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Speaker 1: With or without the property in question. The new proposed

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Speaker 1: YMCA center is expected to quadruple in size in Somerville.

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Speaker 1: James Rojas w b Z, Boston's news radio