January 13, 2009
No Alternatives?
Remember when VCU told Oregon Hill, the city, and the state that there was no alternative to demolishing the historic stables and encroaching further into the neighborhood in order to build the massive student recreational center? Now they just happen to buy most of a city block less than a year later from starting the rec center construction?
Does anyone believe anything the VCU admin says anymore? Will any state legislators listen to citizens who keep asking that VCU and its private Real Estate Foundation be investigated for their continued misrepresentations?
It did not have to be that way and it’s never too late for positive change. And yes, this does matter for the future of the Downtown Master Plan.
Yeah, I think this is related:
http://hamptonroads.com/2009/01/virginia-board-colleges-should-raise-financial-aid
[...] is a chance to see the inside of the controversial new VCU Recreational center under construction at Cary and Cherry. As noted previously, Oregon Hill residents never questioned [...]
[...] We’ve brought up this problem before and now people are starting to realize how big it is. Remember, that the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association was very concerned about traffic and mass with the controversial Cary Street VCU Student Recreational Center. It did not have to be this way. [...]
[...] yet another reminder that Oregon Hill is not alone in having issues with VCU’s Real Estate [...]
[...] most Oregon Hill residents are not surprised in the least by this. It fits in with the rest of the Student Recreational Center controversy. (Again, OHNA was never against VCU students getting a new facility. The location and [...]