Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The Mayor and ANC have recently hinted that the two sides were close to a solution
Mayor Vincent Gray, University Officials and Neighborhood leaders will meet at 36th and P Streets Wednesday for a "major announcement" on the Georgetown University Campus Plan. In all liklihood the Mayor will stand flanked by University President John DeGioia and ANC Commissioner Ron Lewis to announce that the parties have agreed to a Campus Plan. Get daily and breaking news email updates from Georgetown Patch by signing up for newsletters here. The press notice Tuesday reads, "Mayor Vincent. C. Gray, Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia, and ANC 2E Commissioner Ron Lewis will make a major announcement regarding Georgetown University's campus plan and engagement with neighborhood and city leaders." Monday, the University and …
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The parties hope to file a final agreement by mid-June
Georgetown University and the neighborhood organizations standing in opposition to the school's 10-year campus plan could reach an agreement. The seemingly impossible could still happen. In a letter sent to the Zoning Commission on Monday, the university, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E, the Citizens Association of Georgetown and the Burleith Citizens Association requested additional time to try to reach an agreement and file jointly. Get daily and breaking news email updates from Georgetown Patch by signing up for newsletters here. In April the signators requested 60 days more to "facilitate in-depth discussions and negotiations." "The parties are pleased to report that the additional time has been and continues to be productive," the…
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Monday, June 4, 2012
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E meets Monday at 6:30 p.m.
Want an update on the Campus Plan? Wondering about the addition of a library AND a gym at Hyde-Addison? Come to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E meeting Monday at Visitation School for the run down. Monday's meeting will address rumblings of a compromise on the Georgetown Campus plan as well as the proposal to add a new library and gym to Georgetown's elementary school, among other items. The full agenda is below. If you are unable to attend, Patch will have a full update Tuesday morning. Administrative • Approval of April 30, 2012 Meeting Minutes • Public Safety and Police Report • Financial Report • Transportation Report • DPW Report Community Comment • Update for Hyde-Addison Elementary School…
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Mayor Vincent Gray praised CAG award-winner Ron Lewis for his role in the campus plan discussions
Mayor Vincent Gray hinted at a possible solution to the ongoing Georgetown University Campus Plan negotiations during the Citizens Association of Georgetown (CAG) annual meeting Wednesday. Gray was on-hand to recognize CAG's four award winners Wednesday and offered particular praise for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Ron Lewis. Lewis was honored with the Belin Award for distinguished service to the Georgetown community. "Last night we talked and [Lewis] said, 'I think we may be able to find a solution to this.' What a great victory that would be for everybody if everybody could come together and find a way to solve this issue with the campus plan," remarked Gray. The Mayor also congratulated the university for "continuing the effort." …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Letter states that the two sides want time for 'additional opportunity for facilitated discussions.'
In an surprise move, a Georgetown University representative and leaders of three neighborhood groups opposing the campus plan stood side-by-side Monday night to announce their joint request to the D.C. Zoning Commission for an extension to the Georgetown University campus plan proceedings. The university was due to submit filings on April 12 and April 19, but requested a 60-day extension in an April 2 letter signed by neighborhood groups. The letter requests the extension "in order to permit additional opportunity for facilitated discussions regarding the terms and conditions" of the campus plan. "We're giving a somewhat different report than we had expected," said Ron Lewis, the Advisory Neighborhood Commission chair (ANC), before calling…
Friday, March 23, 2012
Zoning Commisioner says Georgetown should follow AU, Howard model of liasion committees, community meetings to resolve issues
The Zoning Commission wants Georgetown University and the surrounding community to address their town-gown conflicts in a productive arena, namely outside the Campus Plan process and the commission's hearing room at 441 4th St., NW. Zoning Commission Chairman Anthony Hood has consistently pushed for Georgetown University and members of the Georgetown community to regularly discuss the impacts the school and its students have on the surrounding neighborhoods as more effective way to find common ground on those issues. Hood points to a successful community relations effort by Howard University as the model on which Georgetown and other universities should base their relationships with neighbors. Just last week, Hood, along with with his …
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Friday, February 10, 2012
The Zoning Commission postponed any decision-making until a May 10 meeting, pending supplemental information from the university.
The Zoning Commission decided not to decide anything Thursday, during what was to have been the final meeting on the Georgetown University Campus Plan. The commissioners generally agreed that students living off-campus have had a demonstrated, negative impact on the quality of life for neighbors. They also agreed that they would like to see enhanced efforts by the university to address those issues and evidence that their solutions are working. At the conclusion of the public discussion Thursday, the commissioners offered a laundry list of requests for more information on the university's efforts to manage off-campus student life. Those filings are due in April and the commission scheduled another public meeting for May 10. The evening …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The Zoning Commission will deliberate and vote on the 10-year campus plan at a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9.
Will Georgetown University have to house nearly all undergraduates in on-campus housing or housing outside the 20007 zipcode? Have University efforts like the M Street Shuttle, SNAP patrols and trash collection sufficiently addressed community concerns in the eyes of the Zoning Commission? After a year of hearings, both sides will learn the answers to these and other questions as the Zoning Commission meets Thursday, Feb. 9. The commission will decide if Georgetown can expand its student population and campus as proposed in the university's 10-year campus plan, or if neighbors have presented a sufficient case against the plan. "We need to learn how to co-exist and hopefully that’s what we’re going to achieve...it’s not going to be easy," …
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Vincent Gray attended Georgetown University's holiday open house on Monday evening.
Mayor Vincent Gray dropped by Georgetown University's holiday open house on Monday evening. During short remarks, Gray thanked school officials for working with the community during the difficult campus planning process. The Zoning Commission held the sixth and final public hearing on the contentious proposed plan on Nov. 17 - a lengthy process that has taken the better part of 2011. The commission is expected to vote on this issue Feb. 9.
Friday, November 18, 2011
The final Zoning Commission hearing on the Georgetown University campus plan concluded Thursday, Nov. 17.
Six hearings later, the fate of the Georgetown University campus plan is in the hands of the Zoning Commission. Commissioners listened to and participated in more than four hours of testimony and questioning Thursday as the University and neighbors in opposition presented their final arguments for and against the 10-year plan. Commissioners will hold a special public meeting Feb. 9, 2012 to deliberate and vote. At the beginning of the evening, Commissioner Anthony Hood, chair of the Zoning Commission, spoke to the packed room, saying "the issues don't change... we could go back and forth for 20 years." “I don’t know how its all gonna land, but I can tell you this. We got it” said Hood. The night included a thorough review of the District …
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