In Jake Sticka‘s (SFS ’13) last week as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, the ANC held its monthly meeting on the Georgetown University campus in “recognition” of the school, as announced at the last meeting. In the meeting, the Commission planned to discuss the campus plan with students on campus but instead focused on pressing issues afflicting local residents, such as “distressing” Comcast boxes, flashing neon signs, and tall tree fences.

The campus plan: No questions? Moving on
Chairman Ron Lewis said that the campus plan is now being implemented and is off to a good start. He said that the “approach to partnership” and improved relationship between the school and various neighborhood communities was important in the approval of the plan.

“We expect that to continue,” said Lewis ‘The issues are not easy, even in implementation.”

Lauralyn Lee, Associate Vice President for Community Engagement and Strategic Initiatives at Georgetown, said she is pleased at how quickly the school and neighborhood created a working relationship.

No one in the audience had questions about the campus plan.

Comcast boxes are no longer “making an aesthetic wreck”
Last month, many residents expressed concerns about small, refrigerator-sized boxes sprouting up in Georgetown’s brick sidewalks—without the ANC’s approval.

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Last Tuesday on Election Day, students didn’t just fill out their ballots for presidential candidates. Hoyas also came out to support ANC hopefuls Peter Prindiville (SFS ’14) and Craig Cassey (COL ’15), who both secured spots in an uncontested election.

Cassey and Prindiville will represent Single Member Districts 4 and 8, respectively. Redistricting this year allowed for a second student ANC district. In the past, Jake Sticka (COL ’13) has been the only Georgetown student on the ANC2E commission. Sticka also holds the position of the Georgetown University Student Association’s Chief of Staff.

The turnout this year for these two candidates was unprecedented, with over 100 provisional ballots in ANC2E08 and 61 regular votes for Prindville from students who pre-registered. The provisional ballots have yet to be counted. “It’s remarkable,” Prindiville said. “The Board of Elections ran out of ballots in district ANC2E08 around 2:30 pm and then again at 6:30 pm.”

Prindiville stood outside Duke Ellington High School for six hours campaigning and answering general voting questions. The day before elections, Prindiville reported receiving 65 emails from students asking how to register to vote as a result of a get-out-the-vote campaign he undertook on Sunday and Monday.

The DCBOEE has not yet reported on whether or not the nine write-in votes in ANC2E04 were for Cassey. This information will be posted early next week.  ”I can honestly say that I am both humbled and excited by the opportunity I am about to receive,” Cassey wrote in an email to Vox.

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Earlier today, ANC 2E released the revised 2010 Campus Plan. The move follows yesterday afternoon’s jubilant announcement of a finalized plan, along with the creation of a new Georgetown Community Partnership between the university and its neighbors. It also comes in advance of a special public meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the proposed revisions.

One of the biggest revelations of the 10-year plan is that, well, it’s no longer a 10-year plan. Instead, the plan runs for seven years, beginning retroactively on January 1, 2011 and ending on December 31, 2017. During that time frame, both sides hope to reach a consensus on a new plan that will hold for 20 years thereafter.

Some Highlights

• Students living in Magis Row townhouses will move on campus by Fall 2013. These residences will become faculty and staff housing.

• Off-campus living to be treated as a “privilege, not a right.”

• An additional 450 beds will be added on campus.

• Undergraduate enrollment will remain capped at 6,675.

• By Fall of 2025, 90 percent of students will live on campus.

• Georgetown agrees to discourage students from bringing cars to campus.

Full PDFs of both documents are after the jump. Look for more analysis from Vox on the plan’s consequences later this evening.

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