This is from a slightly edited email circulated to Hood residents by Kim. We welcome your thoughts, comments, and concerns -- please post them as comments to this post.
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Dear Hood Neighbors:
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Dear Hood Neighbors:
A significant number of people turned out for the meeting at Hood College, despite the scheduling challenges presented by the early morning timeslot. President Volpe and several key members of his "senior staff" were on hand. The prepared remarks by President Volpe covered the history of the College, the financial difficulties of previous years, the current state of the campus and student body, and finally the "Master Plan."
Among the interesting facts we learned:
- Hood has approximately 1,500 undergraduate students- a number they consider optimal
- 140 students are residing in leased apartments due to a lack of on-campus housing There are roughly 1,000+ graduate students
President Volpe stated emphatically that there are no decisions regarding the Master Plan.
Despite that declaration we were also informed:
- A "quiet" fund-raising campaign is underway for the new athletic facility
- One tennis court has been repurposed for a parking lot, the remaining tennis court to be similarly altered during the summer of 2009.
- A roadway to connect these new lots to an exit will be created in front of the Science Center with traffic dumping onto Rosemont Avenue via Ferndale.
- Talks with the city are underway to address the hazards of the Ferndale/Rosemont intersection with the possible remedy of extended cement curbing into the roadway to route traffic
- Discussions have been held with an outside developer as regards the townhouse dorms sited on Magnolia Avenue
- Pricing information has been gathered pertaining to an artificial surface for the new athletic field
- Consideration has been given to utilization of 7th Street as a point of entry, but the existing curb cuts into campus are not viewed favorably by the city because of hospital traffic
- These items are all included in the Master Plan
It was in my opinion unfortunate that President Volpe's remarks ran so long that there was a woefully inadequate time for questions from attendees. I had to leave the meeting at 9:20 am, without having a chance to ask any questions. I hope that those of you who could attend will take the time to post your own reactions to today's meeting on our blog. That link is hoodneighbors.blogspot.com .
Once we have digested the information from the meeting, we need to decide what our next steps should be. What would you like to see happen? Should we involve the city? Would you utilize a list of telephone numbers to report parking infractions, traffic/speeding concerns, etc? Are you interested in pursuing residential designated parking for your street? Gather your thoughts and share them with your neighbors.
Once we have digested the information from the meeting, we need to decide what our next steps should be. What would you like to see happen? Should we involve the city? Would you utilize a list of telephone numbers to report parking infractions, traffic/speeding concerns, etc? Are you interested in pursuing residential designated parking for your street? Gather your thoughts and share them with your neighbors.
1 comment:
I attended the meeting and I feel that the city and the police department should be notified regarding the traffic issues that exist on Magnolia Avenue and on Rosement Avenue. Hood has no ability or authority to control the traffic or parking problems that are occurring in the areas surrounding the campus.
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