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encouraging public access and public use 

 of this site in their plans. 



5. The affordable housing component 

 required of waterfront projects by the 

 Executive Office of Communities and 

 Development would have made the economic 

 success of the project unlikely. Of the 

 50 residential units, 12 or 13 would have 

 been affordable units making the 

 remaining units significantly more costly 

 then the market would support. 



Several of the water related uses planned 

 for the site have been eliminated for 

 reasons of safety and economics. A twenty 

 slip marina is at best a marginal 

 economic proposition. The requirements 

 for sewage pumpout, shower and sanitary 

 facilities and the management of such a 

 small facility are too burdensome when 

 spread over just 20 slips. The location 

 of this marina would also present 

 navigation problems to novice boat 

 operators. Located directly above the 

 bridge are the discharges of the Charles 

 River Dam. This dam is used to control 

 flooding throughout the Charles River 

 Basin. The occasional heavy flows 

 discharging from the Charles River Dam 

 cause boat operators problems at the 

 Constitution Marina. As the Tudor Wharf 

 site is even closer to the dam, more 

 problems are likely. This was also one of 



