Category Archives: Zoning
Showdown at the Zoning Commission Tonight on Campus Plan
Tonight’s the night that the Zoning Commission finally starts to reveal its hand and move towards making a decision on the GU campus plan. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm and it’s at One Judiciary Center. Or you can just … Continue reading
Meeting Thursday to Discuss Evermay Conversion
Last year one ridiculously rich couple, Ryuji Ueno and Sachiko Kuno, bought both the stately Halcyon House and the giant Evermay estate. Initial reports suggested that they were going to live in one, and throw parties in the other (that’s just what you … Continue reading
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ANC Testifies Before Zoning Commission
Last night the ANC testified before the Zoning Commission on the Georgetown University campus plan. You can watch it here. In many ways, this was a presentation years in preparation. Commissioners Ron Lewis, Bill Starrels, Jeff Jones, and Ed Solomon … Continue reading
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Office of Planning Testifies
Last night the Zoning Commission held its second hearing on GU’s proposed campus plan. You can watch it here (sorry GM can’t embed it for some reason, and you’ll have to install Microsoft Silverlight to watch it, but it’s worth it). … Continue reading
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DDOT Doesn’t Particularly Care for the Campus Plan Either
Last Friday, GM wrote about the stunning report from the Office of Planning calling for GU to house 100% of its undergrads by the fall of 2016. Buried in that news was that DDOT also chimed in on the campus … Continue reading
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Watch the GU Campus Plan Hearings
GM couldn’t make it down to the Zoning Commission for last night’s GU campus plan hearings since he had important business elsewhere. But once he realized that the Buffalo Sabres playoff game wasn’t on national television, his schedule freed up. … Continue reading
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Key Parts of GU Campus Plan Hearings Postponed
This week, the Zoning Commission hearings for the proposed Georgetown University campus plan will begin. These hearings will be an opportunity for government agencies, the school, community groups, and the public to testify for or against the plan. The first … Continue reading
What’s Really Going On With GU’s Campus Plan Changes
As mentioned here on Monday, GU has amended its proposed campus plan as the Zoning Commissions hearings approach. The changes can be found here, but here’s a quick list of them: Add 250 beds to the main campus by the … Continue reading
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84 Year Old Zoning Fight Foreshadows Current One
When GM was digging through the Post archives the other day researching the Fillmore School, he came across a fascinating article from 1927. It described a zoning fight over the block facing the Fillmore School, on the eastern edge of … Continue reading
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The Coming Zoning Fight
Next Monday, CAG will hold its November meeting and the topic of the night will be zoning. While this topic sounds a bit dry at first, it is an incredibly important topic for the future of Georgetown and the city … Continue reading
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