Posts by Jake Sticka — Guest Contributor
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Georgetown ANC ignores democracy to fight campus plan
Later today, several commissioners from Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E will present a 35-page report on the Georgetown University 2010 Campus Plan to the DC Zoning Commission. But the ANC never voted on the report, and some of its own elected members didn’t see it until it was filed. The ANC already has significantly influenced the Campus Plan and steered the DC Office… Keep reading…
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Unreasonable Georgetown ANC redistricting plan moves ahead despite compromise proposal
The redistricting plan for Georgetown’s ANC 2E, which unfairly and illegally marginalizes students, has moved on to its next phase. Officials should replace this with a compromise plan that I have proposed. Last month, I wrote in detail about the problems that exist in the plan. Only 1 of the 8 single-member districts comply with size limits in the law, also ignoring the… Keep reading…
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Georgetown ANC redistricting plan marginalizes students
A redistricting plan proposed for Georgetown’s ANC 2E would dramatically under-represent students attending Georgetown University. The proposal is a direct attempt to limit student involvement in neighborhood affairs. Yesterday, the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E redistricting task force adopted a redistricting plan proposed by the group’s co-chairs,… Keep reading…
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Improve campus life to fix Georgetown town-gown relations
The Office of Planning’s recent recommendation to require Georgetown University to house 100 percent of undergraduates on campus would both severely damage Georgetown student life and fail to achieve the campus plan opponents’ objectives. A better approach would be to make campus a more desirable place to be. If Georgetown improved student gathering spaces,… Keep reading…