Vincent Orange, the newly-elected member of the District Council, submitted a letter to the Zoning Commission about his opposition to the . Orange promised during his time on the campaign that he would support neighbors in their fight against the University.
Orange wrote that the proposed plan and future expansion in university enrollment would "worsen the burdens" on the surrounding communities.
He urged the Zoning Commission to listen to the recommendations of the "that the University provide sufficient beds so that all of the University’s undergrads can be housed on campus.”