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OPPOSE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY’S 2010-2020 CAMPUS PLAN |
130 Signatures |
Published by Burleith Citizens Association, Citizens Association of Georgetown on Jun 29, 2010
Category: Neighborhood Living
Region: United States of America
Target: Mayor Fenty, Councilmember Jack Evans, the Office of Planning, and the Zoning Commission
Web site: http://www.burleith.org
Background (Preamble):
Georgetown University’s 2010-2020 proposed campus plan will increase enrollment by nearly 3,400 students and accelerate the already alarming conversion of single-family homes to group rental units.
Many of these houses are poorly maintained and can often house up to six individuals each, threatening the fragile balance needed to preserve our neighborhoods. An increase in group rental housing will exacerbate already objectionable levels of noisy, rude, and unsafe alcohol-fueled behavior and will increase traffic and parking problems.
Other negative aspects of its plan include the construction of new mixed-use buildings in West Georgetown despite the protests of residents. Our communities are also concerned about the environmental impact of the proposed 83-foot-tall utility plant chimney, the proposed new loop road, the roof over Yates Sportscenter, and the alignment of 38th Street NW with GU’s main campus and hospital entrance.
Many of these houses are poorly maintained and can often house up to six individuals each, threatening the fragile balance needed to preserve our neighborhoods. An increase in group rental housing will exacerbate already objectionable levels of noisy, rude, and unsafe alcohol-fueled behavior and will increase traffic and parking problems.
Other negative aspects of its plan include the construction of new mixed-use buildings in West Georgetown despite the protests of residents. Our communities are also concerned about the environmental impact of the proposed 83-foot-tall utility plant chimney, the proposed new loop road, the roof over Yates Sportscenter, and the alignment of 38th Street NW with GU’s main campus and hospital entrance.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, strongly oppose GU’s campus plan. We look to Mayor Fenty, Councilmember Jack Evans, the Office of Planning, and the Zoning Commission to vigorously oppose the plan and require the University to comply with the District zoning laws which allow universities to operate in residential neighborhoods only if located so that they are not likely to become objectionable to neighboring property because of noise, traffic, number of students, or other objectionable conditions.
The OPPOSE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY’S 2010-2020 CAMPUS PLAN petition to Mayor Fenty, Councilmember Jack Evans, the Office of Planning, and the Zoning Commission was written by Burleith Citizens Association, Citizens Association of Georgetown and is hosted free of charge at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: georgetown university, bca, burleith, burleith citizens association
