Comments on: Georgetown residents form two new groups to address town-gown issues

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:24:01 +0000

Why is it so hard to understand? GU cannot be where it is as a matter of right.
GU is there as a special exception provided that it doesn’t have an adverse impact.
When GU opened up it had 12 students. Georgetown as a residential area predates GU

So, homeowners have a right. GU doesn’t.

By: The Morning Metropolitan «

The Morning Metropolitan « — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:05:34 +0000

[...] Two looks at the slowly-heating-up town and gown issues in the West Village. [...]

By: M

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:20:52 +0000

@Mike: The issue wasn’t actually living in Southeast DC. The issue was living 45 minutes away from Georgetown by public transportation for cheaper rent. I’ve heard some very nice things about Southeast, especially about the neighborhoods around the Hill.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:05:04 +0000

@M as a resident of Southeast D.C., I think you’ll find that it’s not actually so bad.

By: Rusty Shackleford

Rusty Shackleford — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:03:43 +0000

This courtesy of Georgetown Metropolitan:

The new group “West Village People” will meet Sept. 10 and 6:30 pm. WVP describes itself as “informal group of permanent neighbors that work together in hopes of improving quality of life issues in our neighborhood.” GM guesses that the word “permanent” can be read as “non-student”.

Wonder what those sneaky residents will be up to?

By: JS

JS — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:50:31 +0000

From today’s WaPo article on town gown issues:

“This year, residents living near Georgetown University plan to hang signs on the doors of student renters, informing them of the rules about garbage collection and noise.”

Also, this confusing hypothetical from CAG’s president:

“Even if you see them hauling in a keg the first weekend, maybe that will be their one party of the year,” said Jennifer Altemus, president of the Citizens Association of Georgetown. “Still, I wouldn’t think that’s a great sign.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/16/AR2009081601839.html

By: M

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:23:00 +0000

When you live in a Georgetown townhouse, it is rented from GU. Of course, there are rules, etc., but there are rules in most rental situations. When was the last time you expected your landlord to pick up your trash for you? That seems kind of absurd, especially since the University is cheap and will end up charging us MORE for it. I already can’t really afford to live in a townhouse. Are they going to send me all the way to Southeast DC to get affordable housing?

By: gc

gc — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:23:27 +0000

Does the off-campus trash pickup include non university housing? Because while I would say they may have a valid point on university owned townhouses, I don’t think it would be fair to GU to force it to pay for the trash that students not paying it for its services (other than tuition, obviously) produce.

Would be nice if they reached out DIRECTLY to the students to INCLUDE them in these discussions, rather than simply use backchannel dealings. That’s the whole point isn’t it, to build relationships?

By: Ali

Ali — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:41:53 +0000

How many times does it have to be pointed out to the residents that the University has been around since 1789 and they haven’t. It’s not like a school just opened up after they moved there. Ugh. Georgetown residents make me sick.