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Bullish on Boston © WAX/KFP Rendering of Don Chiofaro s proposed skyscraper on the Boston waterfront. Is Chiofaro’s tower in the city’s best long-term interests? Like Don Chiofaro, I am bullish about the future of Boston. Which is precisely why I disagree with Joan Vennochi’s conclusion that Chiofaro’s proposed Boston waterfront tower should be built because “any sign of faith in urban life should be welcome” (”Boston needs believers like Don Chiofaro,” Opinion, April 6). Or as Rosemarie Sansone put it: “he is investing millions of dollars in our city at a time when we need it the most.” Both of these statements prioritize the perceived immediate needs of Boston’s pandemic economy over its long-term interests. There is no need for true believers in the future of Boston to act out of COVID-induced desperation. And while I agree that it “doesn’t seem fair” that the developer should suffer the consequences of faulty governmental decision-making, even w

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